Stories by Matt Soergel

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Once homeless, now Fla. honor grad

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Patricia Tracey grew up with alcoholic parents, was kicked out of her house and spent some nights on the street, had to fend for herself and her brothers and, after shuffling ...
By Matt Soergel

Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011

Ga., Fla., booming, Census says

The nation's population growth rate is its lowest in decades, but Georgia and Florida are booming.
By Matt Soergel

Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010

Past heroism doesn't pay today's bills

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- They called Edward Gamble a hero after he stepped into the path of a killer 20 years ago. Now he needs saving, himself.
By Matt Soergel

Monday, Sept. 20, 2010

Skynyrd name inspiration dies at 77

Leonard Skinner, the no-nonsense basketball coach and gym teacher whose name is forever linked with Jacksonville's legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd, died in his sleep early Monday morning. He was 77.
By Matt Soergel

Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009

Archaeologists help distinguish Mocama group

They didn't leave many signs that they had been here, those who lived along the coast from the Georgia barrier islands down to the St. John's River.
By Matt Soergel

Monday, Jan. 26, 2009

Leonard Skinner: Honoring a namesake

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - If Forby Leonard Skinner had gone by his first name instead of just plain old Leonard Skinner, then who knows? Perhaps Lynyrd Skynyrd might now be known worldwide as Fyrby ...
By Matt Soergel

Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008

'Four Christmases' brings no joy to the world

Just minutes into the first of the quartet of holidays promised by Four Christmases , a feeling of dread sets in: What? We've got three more of these things to get through?
By Matt Soergel

Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007

Directing, acting Affleck brothers get gritty in 'Gone'flicks

Gone Baby Gone is a home run for the Affleck brothers of Cambridge, Mass. -- star Casey, who's never had a role this ripe, this alive; and co-writer/director Ben, who shows off the intelligence ...
By Matt Soergel

Friday, July 27, 2007

'Simpsons' finally get reel

The Simpsons Movie gets off to a fine, fine start, as though all those geniuses behind it had years and years of jokes stored up and couldn't wait to spill them all on the big screen.
By Matt Soergel

Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007

Lots of laughs in dumb Norbit

Man does not live on Oscar nominations alone, which is why we see Eddie Murphy back in theaters with Norbit, a movie almost as funny as it is dumb. Which is plenty. Dumb, that is.
By Matt Soergel

Friday, Jan. 26, 2007

Much-cut 'Catch and Release' lurches around

It's a great thing when the two best-looking people in a romantic comedy get together. It's not so great when you can't figure out why on earth they'd get together, other than them both being so, ...
By Matt Soergel

Friday, Jan. 19, 2007

'Letters' outshines 'Flags'

In Letters from Iwo Jima, we're shown that iconic moment when the American flag is raised atop Mount Suribachi. This time, though, it's from hundreds of yards away, and it lasts just a few seconds.
By Matt Soergel

Friday, Jan. 12, 2007

'Golden Flower' is over-the-top film

Curse of the Golden Flower is a nutty, sumptuous melodrama from China, overflowing with cleavage, bursting with psychedelic colors, stuffed with ample amounts of palace intrigue, chockablock with ...
By Matt Soergel

Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006

Damon is not spooky enough for 'Shepherd' role

The Good Shepherd looks great, with its coded messages, secret societies, Soviet spies, double agents, assassination plots and guarded gazes under the snappy brims of fedoras.
By Matt Soergel

'Night at the Museum' is great fun for the children

Night at the Museum is a high-concept kiddie comedy that works because it makes its jokes quickly, keeps them coming and then has the smarts to wrap everything up without too much fuss.
By Matt Soergel

'We are Marshall' lacks focus, falls short

We Are Marshall is a great story, but as a movie it settles for just OK.
By Matt Soergel

Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006

Christmas flick lacks any cheer

Deck the Halls is a Christmas comedy revolving around a neighborhood dispute in which one guy tries to light up his house so it can be seen from outer space.
By Matt Soergel

Low-budget fun can be had in this wacky, rocking movie

Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny is a touching, coming-of-age epic about how a Hobbit-shape dreamer leaves home to follow his dreams, which involve rocking hard and, eventually, getting stoned ...
By Matt Soergel

Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006

'Babel' speaks to world bathed in distrust, alienation

Babel is wrenching and often grueling, and it spans the globe to delve into some profoundly bleak stories of alienation. Don't let that scare you off, though, for it's a gripping, ...
By Matt Soergel

Friday, Sept. 29, 2006

Church-made sports movie not bad

Another week, another inspirational football movie. But Facing the Giants is one with a difference: It was made by the members of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Ga., a town not otherwise not ...
By Matt Soergel
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