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Lori Hoffman

Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:

Beyond being a movie junkie, I love sports, cats, cooking, jigsaw puzzles and card playing (pinochle and canasta).

Publications:
Favorites:

On the Waterfront, The Year of Living Dangerously, Singing in the Rain, To Kill A Mockingbird, Pulp Fiction

Official Website:

http://www.acweekly.com

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) 100% EDIT “” – Atlantic City Weekly Jan 30, 2018 Full Review American Sniper (2014) 71% EDIT “Cooper continues to expand his range.” – Atlantic City Weekly Feb 28, 2017 Full Review The Judge (2014) 49% 2/4 EDIT “A slow-moving drama that feels like a made for TV movie that moved up to big screen status thanks solely to the cast.” – Atlantic City Weekly Dec 31, 2014 Full Review Fury (2014) 75% 2.5/4 EDIT “A war movie without frills featuring typical characters of the genre.” – Atlantic City Weekly Dec 31, 2014 Full Review John Wick (2014) 86% 3/4 EDIT “A classic revenge-fueled action pick with the classy Reeves giving it more heft than perhaps it deserves.” – Atlantic City Weekly Dec 31, 2014 Full Review Interstellar (2014) 73% 3.5/4 EDIT “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.” – Atlantic City Weekly Dec 31, 2014 Full Review Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) 91% 3/4 EDIT “Keaton grabs hold of his role and tears into it with a witty blend of pure crazy and subtle nuances as needed.” – Atlantic City Weekly Dec 31, 2014 Full Review The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014) 70% 3/4 EDIT “Delivers a decent preview of the big finish coming in the final chapter.” – Atlantic City Weekly Dec 31, 2014 Full Review The Theory of Everything (2014) 81% 3/4 EDIT “It might be a conventional biography, but the performances in the lead roles elevate it to an emotionally satisfying look at a marriage.” – Atlantic City Weekly Dec 31, 2014 Full Review Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) 29% 2.5/4 EDIT “Despite the always-commanding Bale as Moses, the emotional side of this story is lacking.” – Atlantic City Weekly Dec 31, 2014 Full Review The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) 59% 3/4 EDIT “Martin Freeman's beautifully nuanced work as Bilbo is the beating heart of this adventure.” – Atlantic City Weekly Dec 31, 2014 Full Review The Imitation Game (2014) 90% 3.5/4 EDIT “An engaging story about a remarkable person.” – Atlantic City Weekly Dec 31, 2014 Full Review Gone Girl (2014) 88% 3/4 EDIT “The film's sense of savage, yet controlled, rage permeates director David Fincher's examination of a marriage that's gone so wrong.” – Atlantic City Weekly Oct 10, 2014 Full Review The Maze Runner (2014) 66% 3/4 EDIT “A solid B-movie version of the big YA franchises, less pretentious and glossy.” – Atlantic City Weekly Oct 2, 2014 Full Review The Equalizer (2014) 61% 3/4 EDIT “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.” – Atlantic City Weekly Oct 2, 2014 Full Review Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) 91% 3.5/4 EDIT “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. 
” – Atlantic City Weekly Sep 24, 2014 Full Review Dolphin Tale 2 (2014) 66% 3/4 EDIT “As was the original, 'Dolphin Tale 2' is a prime example of excellent family filmmaking that is sentimental without being cloyingly sweet.” – Atlantic City Weekly Sep 24, 2014 Full Review Lucy (2014) 67% 3/4 EDIT “A breathtaking combination of an adrenaline junkie highlight reel and a supremely silly sci-fi storyline.” – Atlantic City Weekly Aug 1, 2014 Full Review How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) 92% 3/4 EDIT “With writer-director Dean DeBlois back at the helm, the sequel feels like a solid continuation of the first movie.” – Atlantic City Weekly Jul 17, 2014 Full Review Jersey Boys (2014) 51% 2.5/4 EDIT “The movie is a rollercoaster ride that soars on the wings of the incredible music and then crashes into the mob element.
” – Atlantic City Weekly Jul 17, 2014 Full Review Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) 18% 0/4 EDIT “Even the diehard Transformers fans will be hard pressed not to admit that this movie stinks.” – Atlantic City Weekly Jul 17, 2014 Full Review Snowpiercer (2013) 94% 3.5/4 EDIT “Suddenly zombies, nukes or a global pandemic don't seem nearly as devastating as a train ride to nowhere.” – Atlantic City Weekly Jul 17, 2014 Full Review Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) 91% 3/4 EDIT “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a movie that walks a tightrope between serious and silly and never completely loses its balance.” – Atlantic City Weekly Jul 17, 2014 Full Review Belle (2013) 84% 3.5/4 EDIT “Director Amma Asante blends a period romance with an interesting examination of the British slave trade.” – Atlantic City Weekly Jun 6, 2014 Full Review The Railway Man (2013) 67% 3.5/4 EDIT “The tears this film evokes are tears of joy at seeing a man find the grace to confront his past.” – Atlantic City Weekly Jun 6, 2014 Full Review
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