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Review of Man of Steel (2013)

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

The problem with Man of Steel is that while the background story and character development are solid, the action sequences are distressingly…

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Review of After Earth (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 05 Jun 2013

While I understand the critical backlash towards Shyamalan, I disagree and found After Earth to be a solid movie, not great but good…

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Review of Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 15 May 2013

Star Trek: Into Darkness does not quite reach the heights of the first film, but it does pass muster as a terrific summer popcorn movie…

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Review of Iron Man 3 (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 02 May 2013

Iron Man 3 packs all the clever one-liners and tons of fun we expect, while contrasting that fun with an authentic sense of menace…

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Review of Pain & Gain (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 30 Apr 2013

Bay applies his action-on-steroids style to a movie about guys actually demented from doing too many steroids, taking his cinematic excesses…

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Review of Oblivion (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 25 Apr 2013

While the visuals in Oblivion are superb, the plot wanders into more than a few are you kidding me…

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Review of 42 (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 16 Apr 2013

This film reminds us that how we feel about our sports figures mirrors how we feel about our nation…

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Review of G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 03 Apr 2013

Dwayne Johnson and Bruce Willis provide performances that should be in the hall of shame under the category Best example of going through the…

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Review of The Call (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 28 Mar 2013

Even though the finish of the film is beyond the reach of believability, somehow it didn't spoil the suspense that preceded it. …

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Review of Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 13 Mar 2013

The film blends together impressive special effects, a story about teamwork and the redemption of a man who finally strives for greatness into…

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Review of The Last Stand (2013)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 07 Feb 2013

Surely the former governor of the state could have come across a better script for his return to the big screen in a starring role…

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Review of Bullet to the Head (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 07 Feb 2013

Not a classic action film, but it's a decent genre entry and the fight scenes are worth the price of admission. …

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Review of The Impossible (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 11 Jan 2013

The massive numbers of people in an overflowing hospital with overwhelmed staff is nearly as gut wrenching as the disaster that created this…

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Review of Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 11 Jan 2013

Who could imagine that the CIA in this modern era would be defined by a couple of badass women, Homeland's Carrie Matheson, and in this film,…

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Review of Django Unchained (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 03 Jan 2013

Tarantino's blood-soaked ambiance is perfectly in tune with the more serious undercurrents in his spectacularly enjoyable Django Unchained…

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Review of Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 26 Dec 2012

Unlike the usual run-of-the-mill rom-com, this film bristles with life from the central core of the love story, to the quirky band of supporting…

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Review of Hitchcock (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 26 Dec 2012

I enjoyed this inside look at how Psycho became Hitchcock's biggest hit, but I can't imagine how anyone who hasn't studied Hitchcock would…

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Review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 19 Dec 2012

My biggest complaint about this latest adventure in Middle-earth is that it is three hours worth of set-up for the next movie…

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Review of Killing Them Softly (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 05 Dec 2012

Killing Them Softly has jumped to the top of my list of worst movies of 2012…

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Review of Red Dawn (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 05 Dec 2012

Unfortunately, post-9/11, an invasion seems more plausible than it did in 1984…

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