With the opening shot of The Deer Hunter (1978), number fifty-three on the American Film Institute’s (AFI) 100 Greatest American Films of All Time list, I was already depressed. It… Read more “The Deer Hunter, by Albert W. Vogt III”
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Taxi Driver, by Albert W. Vogt III
Recently, I watched The French Connection (1971), the American Film Institute’s ninety-third greatest American film of all time. Lower on the list is Taxi Driver (1976) at number fifty-two. These movies are linked… Read more “Taxi Driver, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Raging Bull, by Albert W. Vogt III
How many boxing movies is too many? I ask because I wonder if the recent volume of them that I have viewed pushes up against some imaginary border. All… Read more “Raging Bull, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Little Fockers, by Albert W. Vogt III
As Little Fockers (2010) concluded, the third in a series of movies that piqued with the first, Meet the Parents (2000), a friend of mine who I was watching it with… Read more “Little Fockers, 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”
Meet the Parents, by Albert W. Vogt III
Once more unto the breech that is Ben Stiller films of the late 1990s and early 2000s. I do not think anyone did more romantic comedies during this… Read more “Meet the Parents, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Jackie Brown, by Albert W. Vogt III
Not all Quentin Tarantino movies are created alike. I believe in other reviews of his films I have basically said as much. Jackie Brown (1997) is one that, for whatever… Read more “Jackie Brown, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Amsterdam, by Albert W. Vogt III
Trailer expectation is a thing. A phrase like that could indicate something bad or good. At the end of the day, taste will determine which side of that divide… Read more “Amsterdam, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The War with Grandpa, by Albert W. Vogt III
Movie watching in the time of COVID-19 is difficult, but then again what is not hard at the moment? Thus when casting about for a film to… Read more “The War with Grandpa, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Irishman, by Cameron J. Czaja
Other than Ford V. Ferrari, The Irishman was another anticipated film to come out in November that I was looking forward to due to the director (Martin… Read more “The Irishman, by Cameron J. Czaja”
The Legionnaire 