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    Tag: Jamie Lee Curtis

    Freakier Friday, by Albert W. Vogt III

    There is a line in a song in the new movie Freakier Friday that says something to the effect of “Same old story, same old end.”  I have to wonder… Read more “Freakier Friday, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Trading Places, by Albert W. Vogt III

    During the opening credits of Trading Places (1983), you see a great contrast between poverty and wealth in the Philadelphia of the early 1980s.  It could be anywhere, but there… Read more “Trading Places, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    July 1, 2025June 21, 2025 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    True Lies, by Albert W. Vogt III

    It is getting to the point with the number of films I have reviewed for The Legionnaire that I am forgetting which ones have already been covered.  For instance, had… Read more “True Lies, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    April 28, 2025April 10, 2025 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Borderlands, by Albert W. Vogt III

    Age is something that comes for those of us blessed with a long-ish life.  In other words, we get old(er).  It is inevitable.  It is part of God’s plan for… Read more “Borderlands, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Christmas with the Kranks, by Albert W. Vogt III

    Christmas with the Kranks (2004) triggered me.  It had nothing to do with its subjective quality, though I could spend an entire review on its awfulness.  Doing so would be… Read more “Christmas with the Kranks, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    December 2, 2023December 1, 2023 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Haunted Mansion, by Albert W. Vogt III

    When my nieces were a few years younger than they are now, we took them to the Magic Kingdom for the first time.  By “we,” I mean I… Read more “Haunted Mansion, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    July 31, 2023 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    A Fish Called Wanda, by Albert W. Vogt III

    There is much about A Fish Called Wanda (1988) that does not necessarily feed the soul.  That is, of course, what a Catholic reviewer such as myself prizes the most… Read more “A Fish Called Wanda, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    January 28, 2023 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Halloween (2018), by Cameron J. Czaja

    A couple of weeks ago, I was asked if was going to watch the new Halloween film Halloween Ends. I said yes, but not until Halloween. Ever since… Read more “Halloween (2018), by Cameron J. Czaja”

    November 1, 2022 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Freaky Friday, by Albert W. Vogt III

    There is another Jamie Lee Curtis film that is out right now that I suppose is a little more seasonally appropriate.  But since I do not care two… Read more “Freaky Friday, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    October 28, 2022 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Everything Everywhere All at Once, by Albert W. Vogt III

    What is to follow is yours truly attempting to describe the impossible.  The first thing to say about this particular brand of impossible is that it is called Everything… Read more “Everything Everywhere All at Once, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    May 3, 2022 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

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