Atlantic City Weekly
Atlantic City Weekly is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this
publication only count toward the Tomatometer when written by the following
Tomatometer-approved critic(s):
Lori Hoffman
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
American Sniper (2015)
Cooper continues to expand his range.
Posted Feb 28, 2017
2
2/4
The Judge (2014)
A slow-moving drama that feels like a made for TV movie that moved up to big screen status thanks solely to the cast.
Posted Dec 31, 2014
3
2.5/4
Fury (2014)
A war movie without frills featuring typical characters of the genre.
Posted Dec 31, 2014
4
3/4
John Wick (2014)
A classic revenge-fueled action pick with the classy Reeves giving it more heft than perhaps it deserves.
Posted Dec 31, 2014
5
3.5/4
Interstellar (2014)
Interstellar is a visual feast that explores the universe and an intimate drama that explores why love and devotion are qualities that make the human race worth saving.
Posted Dec 31, 2014
6
3/4
Birdman (2014)
Keaton grabs hold of his role and tears into it with a witty blend of pure crazy and subtle nuances as needed.
Posted Dec 31, 2014
7
3/4
Delivers a decent preview of the big finish coming in the final chapter.
Posted Dec 31, 2014
8
3/4
The Theory of Everything (2014)
It might be a conventional biography, but the performances in the lead roles elevate it to an emotionally satisfying look at a marriage.
Posted Dec 31, 2014
9
2.5/4
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Despite the always-commanding Bale as Moses, the emotional side of this story is lacking.
Posted Dec 31, 2014
10
3/4
Martin Freeman's beautifully nuanced work as Bilbo is the beating heart of this adventure.
Posted Dec 31, 2014
11
3.5/4
The Imitation Game (2014)
An engaging story about a remarkable person.
Posted Dec 31, 2014
12
3/4
Gone Girl (2014)
The film's sense of savage, yet controlled, rage permeates director David Fincher's examination of a marriage that's gone so wrong.
Posted Oct 10, 2014
13
3/4
The Maze Runner (2014)
14
3/4
The Equalizer (2014)
Similar in quality to 'The Fugitive,' different from the original in a way that makes it stand alone as a singular experience, featuring a great performance by Washington.
Posted Oct 2, 2014
15
3.5/4
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy is right up there with The Avengers as a movie that delivers all the fun and action you want from a superhero adventure.
Posted Sep 24, 2014
16
3/4
Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
As was the original, 'Dolphin Tale 2' is a prime example of excellent family filmmaking that is sentimental without being cloyingly sweet.
Posted Sep 24, 2014
17
3/4
Lucy (2014)
A breathtaking combination of an adrenaline junkie highlight reel and a supremely silly sci-fi storyline.
Posted Aug 1, 2014
18
3/4
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
With writer-director Dean DeBlois back at the helm, the sequel feels like a solid continuation of the first movie.
Posted Jul 17, 2014
19
2.5/4
Jersey Boys (2014)
The movie is a rollercoaster ride that soars on the wings of the incredible music and then crashes into the mob element.
Posted Jul 17, 2014
20
0/4
Even the diehard Transformers fans will be hard pressed not to admit that this movie stinks.
Posted Jul 17, 2014
21
3.5/4
Snowpiercer (2014)
Suddenly zombies, nukes or a global pandemic don't seem nearly as devastating as a train ride to nowhere.
Posted Jul 17, 2014
22
3/4
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a movie that walks a tightrope between serious and silly and never completely loses its balance.
Posted Jul 17, 2014
23
3.5/4
Belle (2014)
Director Amma Asante blends a period romance with an interesting examination of the British slave trade.
Posted Jun 6, 2014
24
3.5/4
The Railway Man (2014)
The tears this film evokes are tears of joy at seeing a man find the grace to confront his past.
Posted Jun 6, 2014
25
3/4
Blunt makes us believe utterly in her fierce warrior mindset and her physical skills, and Cruise has a blast transforming his helpless coward into a mean fighting machine.
Posted Jun 6, 2014
26
1.5/4
Neighbors (2014)
Like a series of bad Saturday Night Live sketches, you keep hoping that the next bit will find the comedic mojo. Instead, one's funny bone remains unmoved.
Posted May 15, 2014
27
2.5/4
Disneynature Bears (2014)
Nature movie fans will enjoy seeing the incredible cinematography of these magnificent creatures in the wild.
Posted Apr 24, 2014
28
2/4
Transcendence (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.
Posted Apr 24, 2014
29
3/4
Proving his mettle in a story with a darker tone, Captain America: The Winter Soldier is an excellent chapter in the Marvel canon.
Posted Apr 18, 2014
30
2/4
Draft Day (2014)
None of the non-football window dressing elevates the story beyond the obvious attempt to make football fans happy.
Posted Apr 18, 2014
31
3.5/4
Island Of Lemurs: Madagascar (2014)
Island of Lemurs Madagascar is a terrific IMAX 3D look at these primates, categorized as the world's most endangered mammals.
Posted Apr 9, 2014
32
2.5/4
Divergent (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 Games-lite rip-off.
Posted Mar 26, 2014
33
2.5/4
Veronica Mars (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" are happy.
Posted Mar 26, 2014
34
2.5/4
Non-Stop (2014)
He elevates the otherwise B-movie thriller Non-Stop into a tense enough action picture.
Posted Mar 26, 2014
35
2.5/4
The Monuments Men (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 expect with this cast.
Posted Feb 14, 2014
36
2/4
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
Most of this year's episodes of the TV series The Blacklist are more engaging than Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Posted Jan 24, 2014
37
2.5/4
Lone Survivor (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 the trenches since the Civil War.
Posted Jan 17, 2014
38
3/4
Nebraska (2013)
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.
Posted Jan 17, 2014
39
3/4
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Inside Llewyn Davis is a movie you chew over days after seeing it.
Posted Jan 17, 2014
40
2/4
American Hustle (2013)
A story that spins out of control and lacks a comedic focus.
Posted Dec 24, 2013
41
3/4
Philomena (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.
Posted Dec 18, 2013
42
3/4
Out of the Furnace (2013)
Out of the Furnace would not be out of place if sent back in time to the 1970s, a decade when dramas were a dominant genre appreciated by audiences.
Posted Dec 18, 2013
43
3/4
With a story that ups the stakes and brings in the first signs of an uprising among the oppressed citizens, the intensity level explodes.
Posted Nov 22, 2013
44
3/4
All Is Lost (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.
Posted Nov 21, 2013
45
2.5/4
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Tom Hiddleston proved to be a dynamic villain in The Avengers and that star power explodes again.
Posted Nov 15, 2013
46
2/4
Ender's Game (2013)
The emotional threads are just floating out there like the cadets floating in the war simulation, never attaching and engaging.
Posted Nov 7, 2013
47
4/4
12 Years a Slave (2013)
The film hits like a sledgehammer, in part because it suggests that films about slavery are rare because we are guilty of burying the shameful aspects of our history.
Posted Oct 26, 2013
48
2.5/4
Don Jon (2013)
Don Jon is a solid debut, but my guess is that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will have some more exciting cinematic adventures for us as his career behind the camera continues
Posted Oct 17, 2013
49
3/4
Enough Said (2013)
Enough Said is a lovely coda to an actor whose career was cut short to soon.
Posted Oct 17, 2013
50
2.5/4
Captain Phillips (2013)