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Review of New Year's Eve (2011)

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

Much of it is dreck but the stories that work are charming and in a few select cases, provide a sudden emotional wallop…

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Review of Hugo (2012)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 30 Nov 2011

Martin Scorsese unleashes his devotion to the magic of movies with a zeal that is enchanting. …

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Review of Hugo (2011)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 30 Nov 2011

Martin Scorsese unleashes his devotion to the magic of movies with a zeal that is enchanting. …

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Review of The Muppets (2011)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 30 Nov 2011

Actor-writer Jason Segel happily plays a supporting role and lets a new generation be introduced to Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo,…

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Review of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 24 Nov 2011

Tedious and toothless and feels at numerous moments more like a Saturday Night Live spoof that a proper continuation of the series. …

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Review of J. Edgar (2011)

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

Eastwood's take on J. Edgar Hoover feels like a major miscalculation.  …

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Review of The Mighty Macs (2011)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 10 Nov 2011

A by-the-numbers underdog sports movie, but as a female athlete who benefited from the national attention that team brought to female athletes,…

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Review of Tower Heist (2011)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 10 Nov 2011

As heist movies go, Tower Heist is pretty tame - we aren't talking Ocean's Eleven here - but the comedy element is better than expected…

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Review of Real Steel (2011)

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

Real Steel has the underdog boxing feel of a robot Rocky paired with the story of a lovable lug who learns that being a dad is even better…

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Review of Dolphin Tale (2011)

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

Animal lovers, be prepared to tear up several times as this heartwarming family film hits all the heartstrings inherent in the genre…

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Review of The Ides of March (2011)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 05 Oct 2011

it goes for the most boring, obvious clichés it can find and doesn't even attempt to spin those clichés into something more interesting. …

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Review of Another Earth (2011)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 24 Aug 2011

The sci-fi element is really just a clever bit of window dressing surrounding the drama of whether these two people can survive a relationship…

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Review of The Help (2011)

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

There are moments when the film leans on traditional stereotypes, but what redeems it is the ability to expand those stereotypes into more…

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Review of Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 11 Aug 2011

while it has its moments of silliness, the central premise of it's not nice to fool Mother Nature is well developed…

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Review of Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 03 Aug 2011

When the overwrought alien element arrives full bore, it turns a compelling western into a cheesy, laughable alien attacks! B-movie. …

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Review of Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 03 Aug 2011

an invigorating mix that works with the clichés in a way that makes them fresh and painfully real…

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Review of Friends (With Benefits) (2010)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 27 Jul 2011

An okay romantic comedy, certainly better than crap like The Ugly Truth…

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Review of Friends with Benefits (2011)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 27 Jul 2011

An okay romantic comedy, certainly better than crap like The Ugly Truth…

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Review of Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 27 Jul 2011

Captain America, directed by veteran Joe Johnston (The Rocketeer, October Sky, Hidalgo) delivers the goods in an engaging fashion…

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Review of Midnight in Paris (2011)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 14 Jul 2011

Sadly, this movie made me want to go back in time to a glorious period in New York City in the 1970s and '80s when a filmmaker named Woody…

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