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# J. Hoberman

(1948)   Film Critic   United States

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J. Hoberman is a film critic from the United States, best known for *Midnight movies*.

## Quick Facts About J. Hoberman

Born March 14, 1948

Nationality United States

Profession Film Critic

Notable works Midnight movies

## About J. Hoberman

James Lewis Hoberman is an American film critic, journalist, author and academic. He began working at The Village Voice in the 1970s, became a full-time staff writer in 1983, and was the newspaper's senior film critic from 1988 to 2012. In 1981, he coined the term "vulgar modernism" to describe the "looney" fringes of American popular culture.

## Awards & Honors

Guggenheim Fellowship

##  Quotes by J. Hoberman

> [David Cronenberg is the most provocative, original, and consistently excellent North American director of his generation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-hoberman/david-cronenberg-is-the-most-provocative-original-and-consistently/)

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[Consistently](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/consistently/)

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> [Energetic, inventive, swaggering fun, Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds is a consummate Hollywood entertainment--rich in fantasy and blithely amoral.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-hoberman/energetic-inventive-swaggering-fun-quentin-tarantino-s-inglourious/)

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[Energetic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/energetic/)

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