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Jordan Hoffman is a writer and critic living in Queens, New York.

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Casting John Malkovich as a Popstar Was a Rotten Idea

NO, CHEF

Also egregiously wasting Ayo Edebiri, “Opus” wants to say something about celebrity worship, but it makes a wrong move at every turn.

Jordan Hoffman | Published Mar 14, 2025

The Unbelievable Rise and Fall of Sly and the Family Stone

FAMILY AFFAIR

Questlove’s follow-up to “Summer of Soul” celebrates a band that influenced the course of popular music before becoming victims of their own success.

Jordan Hoffman | Published Feb 13, 2025

Keke Palmer and SZA Are So, So Funny in ‘One of Them Days’

CAN’T LOSE

Who said January releases can’t be great? This hilarious new comedy heralds that SZA’s movie-star era has officially arrived.

Jordan Hoffman | Published Jan 15, 2025

The Biopic Where Robbie Williams Is Played by a Talking Ape

ROCK DJ

The British pop star is played by a chimpanzee in “Better Man.” Thankfully, the unconventional conceit—and some CGI—brings panache to a genre that desperately needs some.

Jordan Hoffman | Published Dec 23, 2024

Netflix Has Made a Lot Worse Than ‘The Six Triple Eight’

WHAT TO STREAM

Kerry Washington, Ebony Obsidian, and Susan Sarandon star in Netflix’s fact-based drama about a group of female World War II soldiers.

Jordan Hoffman | Published Dec 20, 2024

‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Is the Worst Kids’ Movie in Years

SAVE YOUR MONEY

Even Jim Carrey is doing too much in this witless sequel, which has bad jokes, anachronistic music, and
a Malcolm X quote?

Jordan Hoffman | Published Dec 18, 2024

Ken Burns’ da Vinci Series Gets Dishy About Homosexuality

HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE

This four-hour profile of the Italian prodigy will remind of the many, *many* things da Vinci accomplished in his lifetime, including a couple of scandals.

Jordan Hoffman | Published Nov 18, 2024

Were the Horrors of the Stanford Prison Experiment Faked?

BEHIND THE BARS

Nat Geo’s new three-part documentary revisits Philip Zimbardo’s controversial saga from 1971, but it leaves a lot of unanswered questions.

Jordan Hoffman | Published Nov 13, 2024

Inside the Bruce Springsteen Concert No One Will Ever Forget

THE BOSS IS IN

“Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band” is a look at the making of the Boss’s blockbuster tour, which has him putting on three-hour shows around the globe at age 75.

Jordan Hoffman | Published Oct 22, 2024

Will Ferrell’s Trans Road Trip Doc Gets Tearful Ovation

CHANGING MINDS

On the scene at the New York premiere of “Will & Harper,” where Ferrell and his transgender comedy friend Harper Steele spoke about how the film could save lives.

Jordan Hoffman | Published Sep 25, 2024

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