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Review of How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 16 Jul 2014

With writer-director Dean DeBlois back at the helm, the sequel feels like a solid continuation of the first movie…

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Review of Belle (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 05 Jun 2014

Director Amma Asante blends a period romance with an interesting examination of the British slave trade…

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Review of Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 05 Jun 2014

Blunt makes us believe utterly in her fierce warrior mindset and her physical skills, and Cruise has a blast transforming his helpless coward…

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Review of Bears (2014)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 23 Apr 2014

Nature movie fans will enjoy seeing the incredible cinematography of these magnificent creatures in the wild…

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Review of Transcendence (2014)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 23 Apr 2014

Transcendence borrows ideas from so many sci-fi sources it turns into a messy cinematic stew that fails to deliver its own unique flavor. …

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Review of Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 17 Apr 2014

Proving his mettle in a story with a darker tone, Captain America: The Winter Soldier is an excellent chapter in the Marvel canon…

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Review of Island of Lemurs: Madagascar (2014)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 08 Apr 2014

Island of Lemurs Madagascar is a terrific IMAX 3D look at these primates, categorized as the world's most endangered mammals…

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Review of Non-Stop (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 26 Mar 2014

He elevates the otherwise B-movie thriller Non-Stop into a tense enough action picture…

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Review of Non-Stop (2014)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 26 Mar 2014

He elevates the otherwise B-movie thriller Non-Stop into a tense enough action picture…

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Review of Veronica Mars (2014)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 26 Mar 2014

Bell slips back into her Veronica character with ease, and while newbies to the franchise might wonder what the fuss was all about, the Marshmallows…

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Review of Divergent (2014)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 26 Mar 2014

The first impression left by the film is that Woodley's star quality is the main attraction in a storyline that feels too much like a Hunger…

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Review of The Monuments Men (2014)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 14 Feb 2014

Clooney's film seems stuck in the middle between popular and arthouse fare, and the result, while enjoyable, seems less engaging then you would…

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Review of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 24 Jan 2014

Most of this year's episodes of the TV series The Blacklist are more engaging than Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit…

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Review of Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 17 Jan 2014

Inside Llewyn Davis is a movie you chew over days after seeing it…

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Review of Nebraska (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 17 Jan 2014

A film that reminds us that old people were once young, and that their youthful passions and dreams are still at play behind the wrinkles…

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Review of Lone Survivor (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 17 Jan 2014

The film shows us the landscape of modern warfare, which when it is men with guns facing each other is pretty much the way war has been in…

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Review of American Hustle (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 24 Dec 2013

A story that spins out of control and lacks a comedic focus…

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Review of Philomena (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 18 Dec 2013

A story of heartbreak told in the form of an endearing road trip, Philomena allows Judi Dench to prove once again that she is a cinematic treasure. …

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Review of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 22 Nov 2013

With a story that ups the stakes and brings in the first signs of an uprising among the oppressed citizens, the intensity level explodes…

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Review of All Is Lost (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 21 Nov 2013

Redford's now leathery exterior is in such contrast to his once striking youthful good looks yet there is still beauty in that well worn face. …

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