Jordan Hoffman

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Jordan Hoffman
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Occupation(s)Film critic, writer

Jordan Hoffman is an American freelance film critic and former actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his work with New York Daily News , The Guardian , Film.com, Vanity Fair , ScreenCrush , and The Times of Israel . [1] [2] He is also a contributor to Badass Digest and StarTrek.com. [3] He is the host of Engage: The Official Star Trek Podcast. [4] He is a member of the New York Film Critics Circle.

Previously he was the movies editor at UGO.com. He wrote, produced and appeared in films such as Ultrachrist! and Body/Antibody . [5] [6]

In 2004, he was named IFC's Ultimate Film Fanatic of the North East. [7] In 2012, he appeared on episode 36 of the podcast On Cinema as a special guest to review the movie 300 .

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