Recently, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current national Health and Human Services Secretary, put forth the claim that there is a link between Tylenol and autism. My… Read more “Rain Man, by Albert W. Vogt III”
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All the President’s Men, by Albert W. Vogt III
You know what makes for thrilling cinema? Research. I am being facetious, of course. Today, I am discussing the American Film Institute’s (AFI) 77th movie on its list of the 100… Read more “All the President’s Men, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Tootsie, by Albert W. Vogt III
There are many things in this life that I do not understand. With those topics that are too sublime, I try to leave to God. There are aspects of… Read more “Tootsie, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Midnight Cowboy, by Albert W. Vogt III
Can we count 1969 as being part of the 1970s? That is the year Midnight Cowboy came out, number forty-three on the American Film Institute’s 100 Greatest American Films of… Read more “Midnight Cowboy, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Meet the Fockers, by Albert W. Vogt III
When I start something, I like to finish it. If I do not, it ends up gnawing away at the back of my mind like a mental tapeworm. Remember… Read more “Meet the Fockers, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Graduate, by Albert W. Vogt III
When I was accepted for my Ph.D. degree program in American History at Loyola University Chicago, I was late in signing up for courses. My experience during my… Read more “The Graduate, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Hook, by Albert W. Vogt III
If you want a telling of J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan without the offhand racism Disney (unwittingly, I suppose) injected into the story in 1953, watch Hook (1991). Granted, it is more… Read more “Hook, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Hangover, by Albert W. Vogt III
I need to go to the movies more often with my sister. Most of the films that we have seen in the past have been comedies. She is among… Read more “The Hangover, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Lost City (2022), by Albert W. Vogt III
Before walking into the theater to see The Lost City (2022), my thought was: there is no way this is the only film that has had this title. Surely, there… Read more “The Lost City (2022), by Albert W. Vogt III”
Stranger Than Fiction, by Albert W. Vogt III
Why cannot Will Ferrell star in more movies like Stranger Than Fiction (2006)? In the overwhelming majority of his roles, he plays a blithering idiot. He rather acts like one, too,… Read more “Stranger Than Fiction, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Legionnaire 