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The Great Muppet Caper, by Albert W. Vogt III

With some exceptions, I would take any Muppet movie over a Disney animated feature. The comparisons are inviting. The characters created by Jim Henson were among the first to… Read more “The Great Muppet Caper, by Albert W. Vogt III”

The only Star Wars films I have left to review after Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017) are the prequels. At least this will be the last one of… Read more “Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi”

For those of you who wanted a better follow up to Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) with Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002),… Read more “Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, by Albert W. Vogt III”

You have to hand it to Jim Henson, the guy was a genius. Who would have thought that puppets could become as recognizable characters as has his Muppets. I… Read more “The Muppet Movie, by Albert W. Vogt III”

One of the first live stage productions I remember seeing is Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol (1843). What a lot of people do not seem to realize about this classic… Read more “The Muppet Christmas Carol, by Albert W. Vogt III”

During a recent episode of Down and Out Reviews, a podcast I do with a friend of mine (and you can find it on Spotify), we briefly touched… Read more “Muppet Treasure Island, by Albert W. Vogt III”

Is it odd that I have reviewed the Star Wars films, my favorite cinematic franchise of all time, in such a piecemeal fashion? Outside of the original trilogy, perhaps this… Read more “Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, by Albert W. Vogt III”