The trailer for Paddington in Peru (2024) had this Catholic reviewer excited. Any preview you cared to look at for it featured the Reverend Mother (Olivia Colman), a nun. In the… Read more “Paddington in Peru, by Albert W. Vogt III”
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A Christmas Prince, by Albert W. Vogt III
What I have discovered from watching Christmas movies is that there are a few different sub-genres of this sub-genre. On the whole, they are mostly just romantic comedies… Read more “A Christmas Prince, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Come to the Stable, by Albert W. Vogt III
One of these days (maybe) I will run out of references to my Ph.D. dissertation, “The Costumed Catholic: Catholics, Whiteness, and the Movies, 1928-1973.” Perhaps there is a… Read more “Come to the Stable, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Road to Zanzibar, by Albert W. Vogt III
There are more culturally degrading films than Road to Zanzibar (1941), though it is not as bad as some of the more self-consciously racist pictures around. Much of how I… Read more “Road to Zanzibar, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Two Mules for Sister Sara, by Albert W. Vogt III
Hopefully, none of my dissertation committee reads this review of Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970). When I wrote The Costumed Catholic: Catholics, Whiteness, and the Movies, 1928-1973 in completion of my… Read more “Two Mules for Sister Sara, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Spartacus, by Albert W. Vogt III
The career of Stanley Kubrick is an interesting one. At some point in the 1960s, it appears that he went a bit batty. Before this, he produced well made… Read more “Spartacus, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Through the Ages, by Albert W. Vogt III
One of these days I will run out of reasons to refer to my dissertation, “The Costumed Catholic: Catholics, Whiteness, and the Movies, 1928-1973.” For now, here is… Read more “Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Through the Ages, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Going My Way, by Albert W. Vogt III
When I began The Legionnaire, one of my initial thoughts was to not talk about movies that are self-consciously Catholic. My logic was to cover the ones that have… Read more “Going My Way, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Exorcist, by Albert W. Vogt III
There is a film this Catholic reviewer has been avoiding, and it is The Exorcist (1973). I have seen it more than once, which in hindsight is more than I… Read more “The Exorcist, by Albert W. Vogt III”
A Clockwork Orange, by Albert W. Vogt III
When researching my doctoral dissertation, The Costumed Catholic: Catholics, Whiteness, and the Movies, 1928-1973(2013), my quest for information brought me to Georgetown University. In the special collections department of… Read more “A Clockwork Orange, by Albert W. Vogt III”
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