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Review of Magic Mike (2012)

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

Despite the tawdry strip scenes, Soderbergh has actually returned to his roots when he rocked the independent film scene with sex, lies and…

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Review of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

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

The movie works because the story outside the vampire zone sweet spot is played straight and with some heart…

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Review of Rock of Ages (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 20 Jun 2012

Despite a mildly entertaining performance by Tom Cruise as a pampered, sexed-up and boozy rock idol in Rock of Ages, the film is a major…

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Review of Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 20 Jun 2012

In one magnificent chase sequence, the filmmakers pay tribute to The Matrix, one of the moments that will endear this movie to the grownups…

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Review of Prometheus (2012)

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

Prometheus, featuring sumptuous 3-D landscapes and a new Ripley-like protagonist embodied by Noomi Rapace, is an intelligent summer blockbuster…

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Review of Battleship (2012)

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

Liam Neeson fans, beware: it's the old bait and switch tactic as he has barely more than a cameo role in this alien invasion saga…

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Review of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)

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

The wonderful cast manages to find nuggets of laughter, hope and sadness in a story about the notion that being older doesn't mean you lose…

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Review of Men in Black 3 (2012)

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

MiB3 isn't as good as the original, but it has a sufficient number of enjoyable moments and a delightful homage to Tommy Lee Jones' Agent K…

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Review of Dark Shadows (2012)

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

Dark Shadows just sits there flat and boring, with the energy of the actors in lock down mode thanks to laugh lines that get no laughter…

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Review of The Avengers (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 03 May 2012

Joss Whedon has unleashed a ton of unadulterated popcorn movie fun with his marvelous multi-superhero extravaganza, The Avengers…

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Review of The Lucky One (2012)

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

You can sense that the more than competent director, Scott Hicks (the Oscar winning Shine), was trying to cut through the schmaltz and give…

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Review of Wrath of the Titans (2012)

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

The fantasy sequences are big and loud and completely devoid of any character…

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Review of The Hunger Games (2012)

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

It is when the games begin that the potential and mythical quality of the characters is effectively conveyed despite a nagging feeling that…

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Review of This Means War (2012)

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

Pine proved he had star potential in the Star Trek reboot and Hardy was great in Inception and Warrior, but they should avoid comedy - at least…

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Review of Safe House (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 14 Feb 2012

Thanks to the excellence of Washington and Reynolds, Safe House provides the type of enjoyable performances that allow us to forgive the by-the-book…

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Review of Safe House (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 14 Feb 2012

Thanks to the excellence of Washington and Reynolds, Safe House provides the type of enjoyable performances that allow us to forgive the by-the-book…

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Review of Big Miracle (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 13 Feb 2012

Big Miracle, beyond its bland, nondescript title, delivers exactly what the coming attraction promised, an enjoyable save-the-whales tale…

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Review of Chronicle (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 13 Feb 2012

Chronicle provides more emotional weight than the typical found-footage movie, and that makes it an enjoyable example of a film that is a cut…

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Review of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 17 Dec 2011

Brad Bird, making his live action debut, is determined to treat his cast as if they are animated figures in a spectacular landscape where the…

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Review of The Descendants (2011)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 12 Dec 2011

The Descendants hums along fueled by the imperfections that make us all human, while trying to uncover moments of grace and wisdom despite…

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