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3.5/4
|
78%
|
Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
Iron Man 3 packs all the clever one-liners and tons of fun we expect, while contrasting that fun with an authentic sense of menace."
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Atlantic City Weekly
Posted May 3, 2013
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1/4
|
46%
|
Pain & Gain (2013) |
"
Bay applies his action-on-steroids style to a movie about guys actually demented from doing too many steroids, taking his cinematic excesses to the next level. "
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted May 1, 2013
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|
2.5/4
|
56%
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Oblivion (2013) |
"
While the visuals in Oblivion are superb, the plot wanders into more than a few "are you kidding me?" moments, in particular the timeline, which doesn't make much sense."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Apr 26, 2013
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|
3/4
|
77%
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42 (2013) |
"
This film reminds us that how we feel about our sports figures mirrors how we feel about our nation."
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Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Apr 17, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
28%
|
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) |
"
Dwayne Johnson and Bruce Willis provide performances that should be in the hall of shame under the category "Best example of going through the motions for a paycheck."
"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
39%
|
The Call (2013) |
"
Even though the finish of the film is beyond the reach of believability, somehow it didn't spoil the suspense that preceded it.
"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
48%
|
Olympus Has Fallen (2013) |
"
Assembled from other movies with the main template being Under Siege, plus the attitude from Die Hard and a blow-things-to-hell ambiance from any Michael Bay movie."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
60%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
The film blends together impressive special effects, a story about teamwork and the redemption of a man who finally strives for greatness into an effective family film."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Mar 13, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
40%
|
Parker (2013) |
"
Parker wants to be more than a standard action film, and those efforts, ironically, are what sabotaged any chance the film had to be good as a pure action film."
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Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Feb 7, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
59%
|
The Last Stand (2013) |
"
Surely the former governor of the state could have come across a better script for his return to the big screen in a starring role."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Feb 7, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
47%
|
Bullet to the Head (2013) |
"
Not a classic action film, but it's a decent genre entry and the fight scenes are worth the price of admission.
"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Feb 7, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
Zero Dark Thirty (2013) |
"
Who could imagine that the CIA in this modern era would be defined by a couple of badass women, Homeland's Carrie Matheson, and in this film, Jessica Chastain's focused Maya."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jan 11, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
81%
|
The Impossible (2012) |
"
The massive numbers of people in an overflowing hospital with overwhelmed staff is nearly as gut wrenching as the disaster that created this landscape of human debris."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jan 11, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
88%
|
Django Unchained (2012) |
"
Tarantino's blood-soaked ambiance is perfectly in tune with the more serious undercurrents in his spectacularly enjoyable Django Unchained."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jan 3, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
63%
|
Hitchcock (2012) |
"
I enjoyed this inside look at how Psycho became Hitchcock's biggest hit, but I can't imagine how anyone who hasn't studied Hitchcock would find much of interest in it."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Dec 26, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
"
Unlike the usual run-of-the-mill rom-com, this film bristles with life from the central core of the love story, to the quirky band of supporting players who add to the fun."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Dec 26, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
66%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
My biggest complaint about this latest adventure in Middle-earth is that it is three hours worth of set-up for the next movie."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Dec 19, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
13%
|
Red Dawn (2012) |
"
Unfortunately, post-9/11, an invasion seems more plausible than it did in 1984."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Dec 5, 2012
|
|
bomb
|
76%
|
Killing Them Softly (2012) |
"
Killing Them Softly has jumped to the top of my list of worst movies of 2012"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Dec 5, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
88%
|
Life of Pi (2012) |
"
A mash up of fable, religious allegory, visual 3D feast, Animal Planet special, drama and comedy"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Nov 29, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
Lincoln (2012) |
"
Spielberg's Lincoln shows us that the nasty in-fighting of American party politics is not restricted to the modern era.
"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Nov 29, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) |
"
Twihards, don't rip my head off for saying this, but I enjoyed your reaction to the final Twilight movie than the actual movie, although it was better than the awful Part I."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Nov 17, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
79%
|
Flight (2012) |
"
After the tremendous opening, just like the ex-girlfriend in that Visa commercial, I raged at my expectations by admitting that this movie is boring, boring, boring.
"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Nov 8, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
68%
|
Cloud Atlas (2012) |
"
The brilliant way the trio of directors have pieced all these elements into a delightful whole is a cinematic magic trick that keeps on giving for 163 minutes.
"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Oct 25, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
81%
|
Pitch Perfect (2012) |
"
This take on an a-capella group competition is a mild satire that provides a few good laughs and terrific performances by Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Oct 12, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
96%
|
Argo (2012) |
"
John Goodman and Alan Arkin make the Hollywood side of the movie fabulous, but Argo spends too much time in waiting-around mode to be fully successful as a thriller.
"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Oct 12, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
51%
|
Trouble with the Curve (2012) |
"
As a baseball fan who agrees with the traditional side of the scouting argument, Trouble With the Curve is acceptable lightweight entertainment."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Oct 3, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
86%
|
The Master (2012) |
"
The performances by Hoffman and Phoenix are compelling, but the storyline surrounding their father-son dynamic is not."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Sep 28, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
93%
|
Looper (2012) |
"
While Gordon-Levitt and Willis have a blast with the space-time issues and some funny dialogue, the movie loses steam after a solid start.
"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Sep 28, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
76%
|
Premium Rush (2012) |
"
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Michael Shannon face off in a 90-minute chase layered with flashbacks that cleverly fill in the details with Pulp Fiction-esque precision."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Aug 24, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
74%
|
Hope Springs (2012) |
"
This would be a Lifetime movie with a lesser cast, and even with this amazing trio, it drags along with only the occasional moments of honest insight"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Aug 23, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
65%
|
The Expendables 2 (2012) |
"
Delivers exactly what one expects - excessively engaging action and a few laughs."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Aug 23, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
56%
|
The Bourne Legacy (2012) |
"
Since The Bourne Legacy's non-ending leaves the franchise in need of a real finale, it would be great if Damon signs back up and joins Renner for one last Bourne experience."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Aug 16, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
31%
|
Total Recall (2012) |
"
Perhaps it is hypocritical of me since I've complained about copycat remakes, but I was disappointed Wiseman didn't give us the most famous line from the original."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Aug 8, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
86%
|
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) |
"
A lot of interesting ideas that were never successfully brought together in a cohesive whole.
"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Aug 1, 2012
|
|
bomb
|
16%
|
The Watch (2012) |
"
Bad sci-fi mixed with bad comedy and a Guinness World Record for the number of times the male anatomy is mentioned in a single movie.
"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Aug 1, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) |
"
With a couple of spectacular plot twists, and several crowd-pleasing nods to his previous Batman films, Nolan delivers an elegant farewell."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jul 20, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
51%
|
Savages (2012) |
"
Savages isn't a bad film, but it doesn't come close to matching the best of what Stone has given us in the past."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jul 19, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
37%
|
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) |
"
Not that I really want to beat a dead wooly mammoth, but the fourth film in the animated Ice Age series feels like the concept has been drained of its fun."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jul 19, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
94%
|
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
"
The offbeat, pixilated universes created by writer/director Wes Anderson (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr. Fox) are an acquired taste. "
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jul 11, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
73%
|
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) |
"
A beautifully acted and entertaining movie that doesn't deliver as many thrills as one would hope from the genre."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jul 5, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
80%
|
Magic Mike (2012) |
"
Despite the tawdry strip scenes, Soderbergh has actually returned to his roots when he rocked the independent film scene with sex, lies and videotape.
"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jul 3, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
35%
|
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) |
"
The movie works because the story outside the vampire zone sweet spot is played straight and with some heart."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jun 27, 2012
|
|
1.5/4
|
41%
|
Rock of Ages (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 disappointment"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jun 21, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
79%
|
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (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 in the audience. "
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jun 21, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
74%
|
Prometheus (2012) |
"
Prometheus, featuring sumptuous 3-D landscapes and a new Ripley-like protagonist embodied by Noomi Rapace, is an intelligent summer blockbuster."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jun 8, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
48%
|
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) |
"
Goodness is not nearly as much fun to play as evil or the flawed anti-hero, so Kristen Stewart is stuck in the middle with all the other actors having a blast around her.
"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted Jun 6, 2012
|
|
1.5/4
|
34%
|
Battleship (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."
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted May 30, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
78%
|
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (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 your zest for life.
"
—
Atlantic City Weekly
Posted May 30, 2012
|
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