MOVIE REVIEWS
REGGIE TALES The Perks of Being a Wallflower: Reviewed by OWHG
Editor's note: Out of Work Hockey Guy has had some spare time on his hands. That, coupled with his love of movies, moved him to write a guest blog for The Tales. I was pleasantly surprised when I rece...
Posted on 2/27/13 at 10:41 AM
MODERN-DAY JANE Pleasantly Surprised
Let me start off by saying that I am not a film expert by ANY definition. I mean, I love romantic comedies. Not all of them, but that's my preference. I also like historical (usually British) films an...
Posted on 1/31/11 at 4:28 PM
Film full of ‘Conviction’ 
The great ones get you, tell you their story, with just a look.
The opening shot of “Conviction” has Oscar winner Hilary Swank lock eyes with the splendid Sam Rockwell. Just a couple of seconds of emotional screen fore-shadowing and we know their story and can even guess their history.
By Roger Moore, McClatchy Newspapers , November 19, 2010
‘Unstoppable’ creates excitement despite film’s lack of clear villain
Tony Scott faced a formidable challenge with “Unstoppable”: He had to create tension, excitement and danger without having a villain.
By Rick Bentley, McClatchy Newspapers , November 12, 2010
‘Inside Job’ examines Wall Street treachery
We meet all the usual suspects – the round-robin of Robert Rubin, Henry Paulson, Timothy Geithner and their ilk, bouncing from big investment banking firms to positions of power in assorted presidential administrations or high-ranking roles in the U.S. Treasury Department.
By Roger Moore, McClatchy Newspapers , November 12, 2010
‘Never Let Me Go’ falls just short of greatness
Lovely and melancholy, poignant and chilling, “Never Let Me Go” is an old-school sci-fi dystopia with lovely, wistful performances that never quite overcome the fatalism that hangs over the whole affair.
By Roger Moore, McClatchy Newspapers , November 12, 2010
Mega-mediocre 'Megamind' redeems with kid-appropriate message
There are rules to this superhero/super-villain game, and they’re laid out by the title character in the chatty new animated adventure comedy “Megamind”:
“Good receives all the praise and adulation. Evil is sent for quiet time in the corner.”
By Roger Moore, McClatchy Newspapers , November 05, 2010
School reform documentary cuts a few corners
In Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C., anxious parents and kids who share their anxiety gather.
They draw numbers, sit in a crowded gym, cross their fingers and hope for the best.
By Roger Moore, McClatchy Newspapers , November 05, 2010
Make a ‘Date’ with odd couple
“Due Date” aims the slow burn of Robert Downey Jr. at the addled idiocy of Zach Galifianakis in a “Hangover” director’s version of “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.”
By Roger Moore, McClatchy Newspapers , November 05, 2010
‘For Colored Girls’ misses potential
You’ve got to admire Tyler Perry’s gumption. The popular but critically lambasted king of such melodramas as “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” and “I Can Do Bad All By Myself” deserves credit for stepping out of his success zone.
By Randy Myers, McClatchy Newspapers , November 05, 2010
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Paranormal Activity 2' feels a little too normal
By Roger Moore, McClatchy Newspapers , October 22, 2010
Social insecurity
Story of Facebook’s creation a wildly addictive, well-told tale
Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook, is the smartest guy in the room. He used to be the smartest “kid” in the room, though he aged out of that. Kind of.
By Associated Press , October 01, 2010
MOVIE REVIEW: Zellweger substandard in 'Case 39'
"This girl is in trouble," Renee Zellweger's character declares in "Case 39," her first horror movie in 16 years. "I can FEEL it."
By Roger Moore, McClatchy Newspapers , October 01, 2010
‘Iron’ feels recycled: Sluggish story lacks clarity
“A passable knock-off”: That’s how the man in the Iron Man mask, the obscenely rich but heartsick industrialist played by Robert Downey Jr., characterizes the electro-weaponry wielded by his Slavic adversary (Mickey Rourke) in “Iron Man 2.”
By Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune , May 07, 2010
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