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Jordan Hoffman

Jordan Hoffman

Jordan Hoffman, a member of the New York Film Critics Circle, is The Times of Israel's long-time film reviewer and the co-host of The Reel Schmooze.
1979 'The Frisco Kid,' starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford, is this week's featured film on The Reel Schmooze podcast. (courteys)
August 8, 2026, 12:07 pm
‘The Frisco Kid’: A (gefilte) fish out of water in the Wild West
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss the extremely Jewish 1979 cowboy flick starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
This week's The Reel Schmooze podcast features Billy Wilder's 1944 'Double Indemnity.' (courtesy)
August 1, 2026, 12:06 pm
‘Double Indemnity’: Billy Wilder’s film noir masterpiece
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss the 1944 release that help launch a genre and put the Jewish refugee from Europe on on the movie-making map
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
This week's The Reel Schmooze podcast features 'Reading Lolita in Tehran.' (courtesy)
July 25, 2026, 11:14 am
‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’: Lifts veil on how regime turned rotten
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss the ‘memoir in books’ written by Iranian-American author Azar Nafisi and directed by Israeli Eran Riklis
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
This week's Reel Schmooze podcast focuses on filmmaker Daniel Roher's 'Tuner.' (courtesy)
July 18, 2026, 11:12 am
‘Tuner’: The Jewiest film of the summer
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss the comedic crime thriller that spotlights Dustin Hoffman, Lior Raz and Tovah Feldshuh
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
A cheering crowd at Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport raises a member of the rescue squad that freed the hijacked hostages from Uganda earlier in the day, July 4, 1976. In the background is the C-130 transport plane that took part in the raid. The rescuer's face is obscured for security reasons. (AP Photo/Pool)
June 27, 2026, 10:51 am
‘Operation Thunderbolt’: 50 years to the heroic raid on Entebbe
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss the 1977 Israeli adventure film based on the real-life daring IDF rescue of over 100 hostages from Uganda that had taken place only a year earlier
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
1972's screwball comedy 'What's Up, Doc?' is featured on this week's The Reel Schmooze. (courtesy)
June 20, 2026, 11:51 am
‘What’s up, Doc?’: Sultry Streisand’s screwball meshugas
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss the 1972 film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, and starring a wacky Barbra Streisand and nerdy Ryan O’Neal
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
Joseph Cedar's 2007 'Beaufort' features on this week's The Reel Schmooze. (courtesy)
June 13, 2026, 10:00 am
‘Beaufort’: How Israel left Lebanon in 2000 with a bang
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss Joseph Cedar’s newly resonant 2007 Oscar-nominated film
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
This week's The Reel Schmooze podcast tackles Netalie Braun's 2025 Israeli film 'Oxygen.' (courtesy)
June 6, 2026, 10:33 am
‘Oxygen’: An Israeli mother sacrifices all to keep soldier son breathing
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor welcome their first guest, Isaac Zablocki, ahead of his 14th Annual Israel Film Center Festival, and discuss two Israeli titles from the lineup
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
The Coen Brother's 'A Serious Man' is the subject of this week's The Reel Schmooze. (courtesy)
May 30, 2026, 10:25 am
‘A Serious Man’: Coen brothers craft the Jewiest film of all
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor kvell over the 2009 dark comedy set in the wilds of 1967 Minnesota
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
The 1966 ode to Mickey Marcus 'Cast a Giant Shadow' is featured on this week's The Reel Schmooze.
May 16, 2026, 10:21 am
‘Cast a Giant Shadow’: A 1966 ode to Israel’s first general, Mickey Marcus
The opinions of ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor diverge starkly on this old classic. Stay tuned to see who gave it a ‘meh’ and who thought it was ‘not bad’
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
This week's The Reel Schmooze features 'Bernstein's Wall' and 'Maestro.' (courtesy)
May 9, 2026, 9:15 am
Who wore it better: Bradley Cooper or Maestro Leonard Bernstein?
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor consider the depiction of the troubled genius in Hollywood biopic ‘Maestro’ versus the master’s own voice in documentary ‘Bernstein’s Wall’
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
Sadie Sandler's 'Roommates' is featured on this week's The Reel Schmooze. (Netflix)
May 2, 2026, 10:18 am
‘Roommates’ and ‘How to Make Challah’: Different slices of Jewish American pie
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor on a Sadie Sandler Netflix vehicle — currently #1 in Israel — and a 13-minute intergenerational indie short
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
1960's 'Exodus' is the featured film for this week's The Reel Schmooze. (courtesy)
April 25, 2026, 10:28 am
‘Exodus’: When Hollywood still loved the Jewish state
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor on the 1960 Paul Newman vehicle that showed off the actor’s love of Israel — and his amazing blue eyes
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
Nadav Lapid's 'Yes!' (courtesy)
April 18, 2026, 11:34 am
Nadav Lapid’s ‘Yes!’: Israeli director’s wartime film raises eyebrows and ire
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor dissect the controversial film, now screening in select theaters in the United States
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
'The Ten Commandments' marks 70 years. (courtesy)
April 8, 2026, 11:11 am
‘The Ten Commandments’: Put your hands up as iconic film turns 70
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor buckle up and watch all 3 hours and 40 minutes of the Passover classic. Hear how it holds up today
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
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