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Review of Lincoln (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 29 Nov 2012

Spielberg's Lincoln shows us that the nasty in-fighting of American party politics is not restricted to the modern era. …

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Review of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 17 Nov 2012

Twihards, don't rip my head off for saying this, but I enjoyed your reaction to the final Twilight movie than the actual movie, although it…

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Review of Flight (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 08 Nov 2012

After the tremendous opening, just like the ex-girlfriend in that Visa commercial, I raged at my expectations by admitting that this movie…

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Review of Cloud Atlas (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 24 Oct 2012

The brilliant way the trio of directors have pieced all these elements into a delightful whole is a cinematic magic trick that keeps on giving…

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Review of Pitch Perfect (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 11 Oct 2012

This take on an a-capella group competition is a mild satire that provides a few good laughs and terrific performances by Anna Kendrick and…

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Review of Argo (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 11 Oct 2012

John Goodman and Alan Arkin make the Hollywood side of the movie fabulous, but Argo spends too much time in waiting-around mode to be fully…

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Review of Trouble with the Curve (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 02 Oct 2012

As a baseball fan who agrees with the traditional side of the scouting argument, Trouble With the Curve is acceptable lightweight entertainment…

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Review of Premium Rush (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 23 Aug 2012

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Michael Shannon face off in a 90-minute chase layered with flashbacks that cleverly fill in the details with Pulp…

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Review of The Expendables 2 (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 22 Aug 2012

Delivers exactly what one expects - excessively engaging action and a few laughs…

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Review of Hope Springs (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 22 Aug 2012

This would be a Lifetime movie with a lesser cast, and even with this amazing trio, it drags along with only the occasional moments of honest insight…

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Review of The Bourne Legacy (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 15 Aug 2012

Since The Bourne Legacy's non-ending leaves the franchise in need of a real finale, it would be great if Damon signs back up and joins Renner…

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Review of Total Recall (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 07 Aug 2012

Perhaps it is hypocritical of me since I've complained about copycat remakes, but I was disappointed Wiseman didn't give us the most famous…

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Review of The Watch (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 31 Jul 2012

Bad sci-fi mixed with bad comedy and a Guinness World Record for the number of times the male anatomy is mentioned in a single movie. …

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Review of Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 31 Jul 2012

A lot of interesting ideas that were never successfully brought together in a cohesive whole.  …

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Review of The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

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

With a couple of spectacular plot twists, and several crowd-pleasing nods to his previous Batman films, Nolan delivers an elegant farewell…

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Review of Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 18 Jul 2012

Not that I really want to beat a dead wooly mammoth, but the fourth film in the animated Ice Age series feels like the concept has been drained…

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Review of Savages (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 18 Jul 2012

Savages isn't a bad film, but it doesn't come close to matching the best of what Stone has given us in the past…

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Review of Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 10 Jul 2012

The offbeat, pixilated universes created by writer/director Wes Anderson (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr. Fox) are an acquired taste…

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Review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 04 Jul 2012

A beautifully acted and entertaining movie that doesn't deliver as many thrills as one would hope from the genre…

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Review of Spider-Man (1977)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 04 Jul 2012

A beautifully acted and entertaining movie that doesn't deliver as many thrills as one would hope from the genre…

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