Email Author J. Hoberman

Awards

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 13, 2009

  "Let the Mild Rumpus Start!"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 29, 2009

  "Robert Frank's Real America"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 4, 2009

  "Why Hard Times Won't Mean Good Times"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 12, 2008

  "Deep Freeze"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 18, 2008

  "What We Learned About the Election in this Summer's Movies"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published January 24, 2008

  "Kill One for the Gipper"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 5, 2006

  "Mel Gibson is Responsible for All the Wars in the World"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 16, 2006

  "The New Disaster Movie"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 14, 2006

  "Anarchy in the UK"

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2010 Stories by J. Hoberman

• The King's Speech shows how therapy saved the monarchy

  published December 23, 2010

  A picnic for Anglophiles, not to mention a prospective Oscar bonanza, The King's Speech is a well-wrought, enjoyably amusing... More >>

• New in film: True Grit

  published December 23, 2010

  Boldly reanimating the comic Western that secured John Wayne his Oscar 41 years ago, the Coen brothers' True Grit is well-wrought, if... More >>

• Tron: Legacy: mumbo-jumbo factor is high

  published December 16, 2010

  Jeff Bridges is God and, as image-captured from the original 1982 Tron, he's also the devil in Disney's mega-million dollar reboot,... More >>

• The Fighter: a predictable fairy tale

  published December 16, 2010

  The Fighter is based on the true story of Lowell, Massachusetts light welterweight champ "Irish" Micky Ward, but, starring Boston... More >>

• Black Swan: Natalie Portman goes batshit in a tutu

  published December 2, 2010

  Black Swan: Natalie Portman goes batshit in a tutu More >>

• Tamara Drewe and the comedy of going plastic in a rustic world

  published November 11, 2010

  Tamara Drewe and the comedy of going plastic in a rustic world More >>

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  Hereafter: Death by Eastwood

  published October 21, 2010

  Hereafter: Death by Eastwood More >>

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  Howl at Coral Gables Art Cinema Friday, October 22

  published October 21, 2010

  Howl at Coral Gables Art Cinema Friday, October 22 More >>

• Franco Freakout

  published October 21, 2010

  As suggested by its title, Allen Ginsberg's game-changing poem "Howl" is essentially performative — and so is Howl, the Sundance-opening... More >>

• Franco Freakout

  published October 21, 2010

  As suggested by its title, Allen Ginsberg's game-changing poem "Howl" is essentially performative — and so is Howl, the Sundance-opening... More >>

• Franco Freakout

  published October 21, 2010

  As suggested by its title, Allen Ginsberg's game-changing poem "Howl" is essentially performative — and so is Howl, the Sundance-opening... More >>

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  Never Let Me Go: Village of the doomed

  published October 7, 2010

  Never Let Me Go: Village of the doomed More >>

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  The Social Network: Facebook and its unlovable founder

  published September 30, 2010

  The Social Network: Facebook and its unlovable founder More >>

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  Life During Wartime: A Miami backdrop to Todd Solondz's latest

  published September 9, 2010

  Life During Wartime: A Miami backdrop to Todd Solondz's latest More >>

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  Lebanon: The best movie of the year

  published September 2, 2010

  Lebanon: The best movie of the year More >>

• German Romance

  published July 1, 2010

  An exercise in voyeurism, Maren Ade's provocatively titled, superbly performed, emotionally graphic Everyone Else is more... More >>

• Please Give: Liberal guilt's got soul

  published June 10, 2010

  Please Give: Liberal guilt's got soul More >>

• Matt Damon and his WMD of a movie Green Zone confirm the big lie, Hollywood-style

  published March 11, 2010

  Matt Damon and his WMD of a movie Green Zone confirm the big lie, Hollywood-style More >>

• Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland is not nearly curiouser and curiouser enough

  published March 4, 2010

  Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland is not nearly curiouser and curiouser enough More >>

• The seriously black comedy Police, Adjective at Miami Beach Cinematheque this weekend only

  published February 25, 2010

  The seriously black comedy Police, Adjective at Miami Beach Cinematheque this weekend only More >>

• Not Nearly Curiouser Enough

  published February 25, 2010

  Lewis Carroll's literal-minded little Alice was something of a logician; Burton's is comfortable with adult irrationality, although she's hardly a... More >>

• The White Ribbon is Michael Haneke's best film

  published February 11, 2010

  The White Ribbon is Michael Haneke's best film More >>

• Peter Jackson makes a one-dimensional Lovely Bones

  published January 21, 2010

  Peter Jackson makes a one-dimensional Lovely Bones More >>