Before watching The Green Knight (2021), I read a bit of Burton Raffel’s translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the fourteenth poem written in Middle English upon which… Read more “The Green Knight, by Albert W. Vogt III”
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The King, by Albert W. Vogt III
There are times when a movie can cover a few different aspects of culture at once. Such is the case with The King(2019). It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Henry… Read more “The King, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Jane Got a Gun, by Albert W. Vogt III
What was I doing in 2015 that I missed Jane Got a Gun? I say this as somebody who is currently working through whatever it is I can find… Read more “Jane Got a Gun, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Boys in the Boat, by Albert W. Vogt III
When I was in the fifth grade, I ran my first cross country event. I was on the team for my school at the time, though I cannot… Read more “The Boys in the Boat, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Great Gatsby, by Albert W. Vogt III
One of the ongoing debates with the old man I live with is my contention that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece The Great Gatsby (1925) is the greatest American novel… Read more “The Great Gatsby, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, by Albert W. Vogt III
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”