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Author: Matt Hoffman

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“Youth in Revolt” Review: Starring Michael Cera and Michael Cera

December 5, 2009December 6, 2009 - by Matt Hoffman - 1 Comment

In which George Michael Bluth is compared to Urkel.

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“The Box” Review: If You Thought “Donnie Darko” Was Weird…

November 25, 2009 - by Matt Hoffman - 1 Comment

I can’t stay mad at a movie that features a sentient CGI swimming pool, a zombie Santa Claus, and Cameron Diaz with a deformed foot and a fake Southern accent.

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“Fantastic Mr. Fox” Review: Wes Anderson Finds His Inner Child, Sort Of

November 20, 2009 - by Matt Hoffman - Leave a Comment

WARNING: This review begins with a Limp Bizkit reference.

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“A Serious Man” Review: Existential Crises, and Other Jokes

November 11, 2009 - by Matt Hoffman - Leave a Comment

This time around the Coens provide us with a protagonist who’s likable enough that we feel his pain even while we’re occasionally laughing at it.

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“The People Speak” Tour Unites Actors and Activism at Tsai

November 6, 2009November 6, 2009 - by Matt Hoffman - Leave a Comment

“What happens to make [entertainment and politics] a more common crossover is that it’s all about this: Can you fill a room?”

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“Paranormal Activity” Review: Never Have So Many Been So Scared by So Little

October 29, 2009 - by Matt Hoffman - Leave a Comment

Believe the hype.

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“Law Abiding Citizen” Review/Fact-Check

October 23, 2009 - by Matt Hoffman - 1 Comment

For me, films live or die based on their storytelling, and the stories they tell shouldn’t be completely, obliviously ludicrous.

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“Trick ‘r Treat” Review: An Ode to Halloween Arrives Two Years Late

October 13, 2009 - by Matt Hoffman - 1 Comment

“Trick ‘r Treat” pretty much wants to be the end-all, be-all Halloween flick, and while that’s a commendable goal, it’s also a hard one to achieve.

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“Zombieland” Review: The Apocalypse Is Gonna Be Awesome, Dude

October 5, 2009October 13, 2009 - by Matt Hoffman - 1 Comment

I can’t help but feel that zombies deserve more respect than this.

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The Best and Worst of BU’s Buildings

October 5, 2009October 5, 2009 - by Matt Hoffman - 3 Comments.

Hey, we have to look at them every day. Matt Hoffman breaks down BU’s schizophrenic architecture motif.

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