Jim Hoberman (born 1948), also known as J. Hoberman is a prominent American film critic. He is currently the senior film critic for The Village Voice, a post he has held since 1988.
He completed his B.A. at the State University of New York at Binghamton and his M.F.A. at Columbia University. At Columbia, prominent experimental filmmaker Ken Jacobs both instructed and influenced him.
After completing his MFA he worked for The Village Voice as thir...
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Jim Hoberman (born 1948), also known as J. Hoberman is a prominent American film critic. He is currently the senior film critic for The Village Voice, a post he has held since 1988.
He completed his B.A. at the State University of New York at Binghamton and his M.F.A. at Columbia University. At Columbia, prominent experimental filmmaker Ken Jacobs both instructed and influenced him.
After completing his MFA he worked for The Village Voice as third-stringer under Andrew Sarris. There, he specialized in examining experimental film. Indeed, his first published film review appeared in 1977 for David Lynch's seminal debut film Eraserhead. Since 2009 Hoberman remains senior film editor at the Village Voice. In addition, he contributes regularly to Film Comment, The New York Times, and The Virginia Quarterly Review.
Since 1990 Hoberman has taught cinema history at Cooper Union. Additionally, he's lectured on film at Harvard University and continues to lecture at New York University.
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