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Jordan Hoffman
Tomatometer-approved critic
Publications:
About.com,
TV Guide,
Entertainment Weekly,
Sight & Sound,
IGN Movies,
Village Voice,
New York Daily News,
Guardian,
AV Club,
The Playlist,
The Daily Beast,
ScreenCrush,
Birth.Movies.Death.,
amNewYork,
Vanity Fair,
Esquire Magazine,
Thrillist,
Mashable,
Popular Mechanics,
The Dissolve,
Biography.com,
Film.com,
Fangoria,
IFC.com,
LeisureSuit.net,
UGO,
Decider,
Polygon,
Times of Israel,
The Messenger
Location:
New York City
Movies reviews only
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Heretic (2024) |
[Heretic] will restore your faith in the “teen girls in peril” genre. - Fangoria
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| Posted Nov 07, 2024
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The Union (2024) |
Dumb-but-agreeable - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Aug 16, 2024
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Skincare (2024) |
This is a strong first effort for [director Austin] Peters - The Daily Beast
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| Posted Aug 14, 2024
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Alien: Romulus (2024) |
Maintaining a low orbit makes this one of the best in the franchise in years. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Aug 14, 2024
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Trap (2024) |
There's a lot of fun waiting to be had for those willing to check any large items like scrutiny or skepticism before entering the arena. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Aug 02, 2024
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Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) |
It is a carnival of in-jokes, self-references, and reality breaks with no higher purpose than to congratulate its audience for keeping up. It has no stakes, no drama, and only the most cynical applications of creativity. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Jul 23, 2024
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Longlegs (2024) |
It’s more about the tone than the melody. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Jul 11, 2024
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Twisters (2024) |
Just about as good as a summer movie gets. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Jul 10, 2024
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) |
Not just a refusal to try anything new, but a commitment to the remember-this-ification of branded entertainment. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Jul 03, 2024
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024) |
I’m just not sure how much of a buy-in audiences will feel when this movie wraps up, even if the final five minutes is a ludicrous montage of “scenes to come.” - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Jun 27, 2024
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A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) |
This isn’t uncharted ground, but it’s a rich vein for a good filmmaker to tap into. And Sarnoski does this in ways that feel earned, not exploitative. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Jun 27, 2024
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Fresh Kills (2023) |
But Fresh Kills proves we must always give everything a fair shake. Jennifer Esposito’s debut feature isn’t a mere “not bad"—it’s a stone-cold “this is great” success. - The Daily Beast
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| Posted Jun 14, 2024
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Inside Out 2 (2024) |
Despite the xeroxed nature of the movie's central themes, it's still some weighty stuff for a kid's film, which has its positives and negatives. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Jun 12, 2024
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I Used to be Funny (2023) |
There’s the old cliché about loving a performer so much you’d watch them read the phone book. That’s put somewhat to the test in I Used to Be Funny, a low-energy, unoriginal, and poorly crafted film. - The Daily Beast
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| Posted Jun 10, 2024
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Argylle (2024) |
Though Bryce Dallas Howard is charming, this twist-dependent action-comedy gets tiresome - The Messenger
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| Posted Jan 31, 2024
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Miller's Girl (2024) |
A brooding, bookish and bursting-with-pheromones thriller. - The Messenger
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| Posted Jan 24, 2024
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Queen Rock Montreal (1983) |
No group blended melodic, operatic ballads with thunderous hard rock quite like they did, and, short of inventing a time machine, purchasing a ticket to Queen Rock Montreal is the closest you'll get to witness it. - The Messenger
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| Posted Jan 17, 2024
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Mean Girls (2024) |
Despite ample Tina Fey-penned zings and some clever tunes, the update on this classic is surprisingly slight - The Messenger
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| Posted Jan 10, 2024
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The Color Purple (2023) |
The big screen version of the Broadway musical (based on an older film that was based on a book) feels like one iteration too far - The Messenger
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| Posted Dec 22, 2023
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) |
The final chapter in the canceled Snyderverse series is brined in B-movie buoyancy - The Messenger
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| Posted Dec 21, 2023
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Ferrari (2023) |
Michael Mann's new movie has a cool look and some great racing scenes, but the drama has a flat - The Messenger
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| Posted Dec 21, 2023
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Anyone But You (2023) |
Less a plot-driven movie than a series of excuses to see Sweeney and Powell in as many states of undress as possible. - The Messenger
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| Posted Dec 21, 2023
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The Boys in the Boat (2023) |
This old-fashioned sports drama was designed in a lab to help your Dad take a nap - The Messenger
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| Posted Dec 19, 2023
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Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire (2023) |
Cool capes, shirtless hunks and a squid alien can only get you so far - The Messenger
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| Posted Dec 15, 2023
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) |
Don’t show this to your kids before you head to Popeyes. - The Messenger
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| Posted Dec 14, 2023
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The Iron Claw (2023) |
Much like 'Raging Bull' isn’t a boxing movie, but a drama with boxing, 'The Iron Claw' is a drama with pro wrestling. - The Messenger
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| Posted Dec 12, 2023
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Wonka (2023) |
Never did I expect to see Timothée Chalamet milking a giraffe. - The Messenger
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| Posted Dec 04, 2023
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May December (2023) |
Todd Haynes' tweak of the Mary Kay Letourneau case is half-campy, half-serious and just strange enough to work - The Messenger
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| Posted Nov 17, 2023
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Wish (2023) |
Ariana DeBose belts out a few good tunes, but this supposed centennial celebration falls flat. - The Messenger
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| Posted Nov 17, 2023
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Saltburn (2023) |
A lesser 'Talented Mr. Ripley,' but still a ripping yarn - The Messenger
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| Posted Nov 15, 2023
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Napoleon (2023) |
This is, truly, bravura filmmaking. - The Messenger
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| Posted Nov 15, 2023
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) |
The lore of the Hunger Games is so wacky you simply have to respect it. - The Messenger
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| Posted Nov 09, 2023
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The Killer (2023) |
There's nothing I hate more than going to a car rental dealership, and even that looks cool in this movie. - The Messenger
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| Posted Oct 27, 2023
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Pain Hustlers (2023) |
Some decent performances and an interesting topic can't prevent the overdose of clichés - The Messenger
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| Posted Oct 26, 2023
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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) |
Massive in scope but simple in purpose - The Messenger
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| Posted Oct 21, 2023
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Anatomy of a Fall (2023) |
Found guilty of being great. - The Messenger
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| Posted Oct 12, 2023
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Priscilla (2023) |
"Priscilla" is a good movie, but there's a distraction here. - The Messenger
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| Posted Oct 10, 2023
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Maestro (2023) |
A movie about a great artist and, considering how effectively it tells the story in an unconventional way, it is a work of art. - The Messenger
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| Posted Oct 05, 2023
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The Exorcist: Believer (2023) |
The original release date of this film was moved because of Taylor Swift’s concert documentary. It’s too bad she isn’t producing a new one every week. - The Messenger
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| Posted Oct 04, 2023
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Poor Things (2023) |
Like last year's "Everything Everywhere All at Once," I feel comfortable calling this a lock for Oscar nominations across the board. - The Messenger
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| Posted Oct 03, 2023
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A Haunting in Venice (2023) |
This is a movie made for grown-ups with patience who long to be reminded that cinema is a visual art. - The Messenger
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| Posted Sep 15, 2023
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Rustin (2023) |
If this were on stage, you'd be mesmerized. - The Messenger
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| Posted Sep 14, 2023
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The Holdovers (2023) |
[O]ne of the true highlights of the year. - The Messenger
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| Posted Sep 14, 2023
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Quiz Lady (2023) |
You watch Awkwafina in these sequences and think ah, yes, this must have been what it was like to see Michelangelo approach a block of marble. - The Messenger
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| Posted Sep 14, 2023
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Hit Man (2023) |
[A] light-and-lively comedy. - The Messenger
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| Posted Sep 13, 2023
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Little Deaths (2011) |
Semen is the glue that binds the three shorts in Little Deaths. - UGO
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| Posted Sep 13, 2023
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Woman of the Hour (2023) |
[An] effective see-saw between satire and terror. - The Messenger
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| Posted Sep 11, 2023
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Close to You (2023) |
Though clearly from the heart, this improv-heavy indie project is shapeless and confusing. - The Messenger
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| Posted Sep 11, 2023
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Finestkind (2023) |
A boatload of clichés. - The Messenger
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| Posted Sep 11, 2023
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Dream Scenario (2023) |
Dreams and mental hyperlinks are something we all experience, just rarely see presented so well in film.
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| Posted Sep 11, 2023
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