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4/4
|
96%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) |
"
... a brilliant finish to the series, an action-packed finale with elements of darkness and beautifully integrated moments of humor and heroism. "
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jul 21, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
34%
|
Miracle at St. Anna (2008) |
"
Lee ... has created a brilliant war movie that encompasses many elements, but manages to engage us with all of the stories within the story he wants to tell."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Oct 14, 2008
|
|
4/4
|
94%
|
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"
The Dark Knight is both a brilliantly nihilistic, incredibly dark and richly layered filmgoing experience, and a painful reminder of what the film world lost with the senseless death of Heath Ledger."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jul 23, 2008
|
|
4/4
|
91%
|
There Will Be Blood (2007) |
"
Anderson's period piece evokes memories of East of Eden with its family conflicts, Elmer Gantry in its evangelical moments, and Days of Heaven in its epic visuals."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Feb 1, 2008
|
|
4/4
|
94%
|
Juno (2007) |
"
The filmmaking team of Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody have taken the premise of a teen comedy and injected it with an anti-cliché serum."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jan 2, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
90%
|
Band of Brothers (MINI-SERIES) (2002) |
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Oct 11, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
Forbidden Planet (1956) |
"
Still great, relevant sci-fi"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jun 12, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
La Grande illusion (The Grand Illusion) (1937) |
"
One of the greatest anti-war films ever"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jun 12, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
91%
|
Inherit the Wind (1960) |
"
An all time classic"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Apr 20, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
89%
|
Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso) (1988) |
"
A movie lovers' delight"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Apr 20, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
High Noon (1952) |
"
One of the essentials"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Apr 20, 2007
|
|
4/4
|
93%
|
Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) (2006) |
"
... when a filmmaker confronts you and makes you truly understand the lives of his characters, that insight takes your breath away."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Apr 6, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
Notorious (1946) |
"
One of Hitchcock's best"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Mar 16, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Compulsion (1959) |
"
First great 'thrill killer' movie"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Mar 16, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
92%
|
The Great Escape (1963) |
"
One of the greatest 'popcorn' movies ever"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Mar 16, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
83%
|
Two for the Road (1967) |
"
A benchmark of marital dischord with luminous Hepburn, cheeky Finney"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jan 11, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Nothing Sacred (1937) |
"
All time classic satire about media-generated fame"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Aug 17, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
86%
|
Winter Kills (1977) |
"
Bizarre, fascinating political assassination satire with superb cast"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Aug 17, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) |
"
One of Spencer Tracy's best performances"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Aug 17, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
97%
|
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) |
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Aug 17, 2006
|
|
4/4
|
93%
|
An Inconvenient Truth (2006) |
"
The United States is by far the worst polluter on the planet, a shameful fact that has to change."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jun 28, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
88%
|
The Abyss (1989) |
"
Forget Titanic this is Cameron's best underwater flick"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Mar 29, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
Babe (1995) |
"
This flick brings home the bacon"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Mar 29, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
87%
|
East of Eden (1955) |
"
James Dean's finest performance"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Feb 17, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Le Retour de Martin Guerre (The Return of Martin Guerre) (1982) |
"
A brilliant, engaging love story with magnificent performances"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Dec 29, 2005
|
|
4/4
|
95%
|
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) |
"
Park and co-director/screenwriter Steve Box keep the laughs and the movie references coming full tilt in 85-breakneck minutes of delicious screen comedy."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Oct 11, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
sex, lies, and videotape (1989) |
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jun 15, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
All the King's Men (1949) |
"
A classic tale of power corrupting absolutely"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jun 15, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
The Story of Adele H (L'Histoire d'Adèle H.) (1975) |
"
One of Truffaut's best"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Apr 27, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
90%
|
Midnight Cowboy (1969) |
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Apr 27, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
Ladri di Biciclette (The Bicycle Thief) (Bicycle Thieves) (1949) |
"
Remains an enduring classic"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Apr 20, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
Deliverance (1972) |
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Apr 8, 2005
|
|
4/4
|
92%
|
Million Dollar Baby (2004) |
"
'The simplicity of the tale on the surface belies the depth of feeling that comes roaring out from behind Eastwood's enduring squint.'"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Feb 2, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
95%
|
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted May 28, 2004
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
Breaking Away (1979) |
"
Dennis Christopher is unforgettable in his one big film role."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted May 28, 2004
|
|
5/5
|
97%
|
Unforgiven (1992) |
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Apr 15, 2004
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Matewan (1987) |
"
Superb drama by John Sayles; Chris Cooper is brilliant."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Feb 13, 2004
|
|
4/4
|
88%
|
The Year of Living Dangerously (1983) |
"
With director Peter Weir applying the lighter fluid, Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver ignite with a chemistry that goes ... into the realm of star quality"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Feb 8, 2004
|
|
4/4
|
95%
|
Pulp Fiction (1994) |
"
Pulp Fiction is the best film of 1994, and of this decade."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Feb 5, 2004
|
|
5/5
|
87%
|
All That Jazz (1979) |
"
The magnificent Fosse touch at its best."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Feb 5, 2004
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
White Heat (1949) |
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Feb 4, 2004
|
|
5/5
|
85%
|
The Haunting (1963) |
"
The scariest movie of its day"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Feb 3, 2004
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Only Angels Have Wings (1939) |
"
One of the subline action movies of the era, with Grant in a John Wayne-like role, matched by Jean Arthur"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jan 31, 2004
|
|
4/4
|
85%
|
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) |
"
Weir’s ability to meld rip-roaring action with invigorating historical details makes Master and Commander a perfect piece of buoyant filmmaking."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jan 30, 2004
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
Marvel's The Avengers (2012) |
"
Joss Whedon has unleashed a ton of unadulterated popcorn movie fun with his marvelous multi-superhero extravaganza, The Avengers. "
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted May 4, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
The Descendants (2011) |
"
The Descendants hums along fueled by the imperfections that make us all human, while trying to uncover moments of grace and wisdom despite those imperfections."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Dec 12, 2011
|
|
3.5/4
|
94%
|
Hugo (2011) |
"
Martin Scorsese unleashes his devotion to the magic of movies with a zeal that is enchanting.
"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Nov 30, 2011
|
|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
The King's Speech (2010) |
"
The film is beautifully put together, bouncing back and forth between comedic highpoints and tear-inducing moments of triumph ..."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Dec 23, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
94%
|
Winter's Bone (2010) |
"
The film explores the crushing poverty of America's rural regions, a Grapes of Wrath-style story with a country noir twist [that] feels authentic and original immediately."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Aug 12, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
86%
|
Inception (2010) |
"
It is a fascinating visual feast, The Matrix with heart and soul, a rollercoaster ride into layers of the subconscious mind that challenges our ability to keep up."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jul 17, 2010
|
85%
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