One thing I have learned from roughly 2,000 film reviews for The Legionnaire is that you get unintentionally Christian messages in the unlikeliest of movies. Take today’s, The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017), for… Read more “The Hitman’s Bodyguard, by Albert W. Vogt III”
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, by Albert W. Vogt III
Like with what I said about Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), its sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, works less as science fiction and more… Read more “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Disney’s A Christmas Carol, by Albert W. Vogt III
Because there have been so many cinematic renderings of Charles Dicken’s arguably most familiar work, A Christmas Carol (1843), I have to specify this one as Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009). Yet,… Read more “Disney’s A Christmas Carol, by Albert W. Vogt III”
RoboCop (2014), by Albert W. Vogt III
Remakes. Re-imaginings. Reboots. Whatever it is that you want to call the process of taking a popular film from back in the day and retelling it as you desire, there… Read more “RoboCop (2014), by Albert W. Vogt III”
Bram Stoker’s Dracula, by Albert W. Vogt III
If there is one movie that I feel best encapsulates my distaste for certain films as a practicing Catholic, it is Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992). Though tales of vampires predate… Read more “Bram Stoker’s Dracula, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Colony, by Albert W. Vogt III
Sometimes, picking an unknown movie off of Netflix is like playing roulette: you spin the wheel and hope it lands on something good. The main hope is that… Read more “The Colony, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Book of Eli, by Albert W. Vogt III
It can be pretty amazing the way you look at movies differently at various points in your life. When I first saw The Book of Eli (2010), spiritually speaking I… Read more “The Book of Eli, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Dark Knight Rises, by Albert W. Vogt III
What happened between The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012)? A little digging will tell you that they were going to bring back the Joker character from The Dark Knight until… Read more “The Dark Knight Rises, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Dark Knight, by Albert W. Vogt III
When Batman Begins premiered in 2005, it marked a departure from the hokey Caped Crusader films that had come to typify the cinematic version of one of the most… Read more “The Dark Knight, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1, by Albert W. Vogt III
When it comes to making films out of books that so many millions of people love with a passion bordering on mania, it can make for a… Read more “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1, by Albert W. Vogt III”
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