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Jordan Mintzer

Jordan Mintzer is a contributing Paris-based Film Critic for The Hollywood Reporter. Prior to that, he wrote for Variety. His writings have also appeared in the French publications Les Cahiers du cinéma, Le Monde, So Film and Libération, and he is a regular guest on the French radio show On Aura Tout Vu. He is the author of three interview books — "Conversations with James Gray," "Conversations with Darius Khondji" and "Conversations with Dean Tavoularis" — and the producer of the feature films "Hamilton," "Putty Hill" and "Sollers Point." Mintzer grew up in Queens, N.Y., and has a BBA in Economics from Baruch College.

The Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 15 Best Films of Sundance 2024

Steven Soderbergh’s haunted-house movie, new films starring Kieran Culkin and Aubrey Plaza, and docs about Christopher Reeve, unionizing Amazon workers, and Argentinian cowboys are among THR critics’ favorites from the festival.

‘The Underdoggs’ Review: Snoop Dogg Drops a Fun and Dirty Football Comedy

Tika Sumpter and Mike Epps co-star in the R-rated Amazon Prime sports flick, which was produced by Kenya Barris.

‘Krazy House’ Review: A Sick and Twisted Sitcom Spoof That Overstays Its Welcome

Dutch directing duo Steffen & Flip’s first English-language feature stars Nick Frost and Alicia Silverstone as fictional TV parents stuck in an ultra-violent episode.

‘As We Speak’ Review: A Revealing Exposé on the Criminalization of Rap Lyrics

The debut documentary by editor J.M. Harper ('Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy') focuses on the the U.S criminal justice system's reliance on hip-hop songs to provide evidence against defendants.

‘A Different Man’ Review: Sebastian Stan Drops the Mask in a Provocative Dark Comedy With a Heart

Renate Reinsve ('The Worst Person in the World') and Adam Pearson ('Under the Skin') co-star in writer-director Aaron Schimberg’s twisted New York-set fable.

‘The Gospel of the Beast’ Review:  A Familiar if Convincingly Fatalistic Look at Filipino Gang Life

Writer-director Sheron Dayoc’s latest feature focuses on a young man who joins a band of thugs, robbers and killers, finding a new livelihood at a major cost.

‘A Long Shot’ Review: A Grimy Industrial Thriller Set During China’s Economic Reforms of the 1990s

Director Gao Peng’s first feature stars Zu Feng as a former professional sharpshooter who guards a waning metal foundry beset by theft and corruption.

‘Tatami’ Review: Searing Iranian-Israeli Sports Drama Delivers a Timely Punch

Cannes best actress winner Zar Amir Ebrahimi ('Holy Spider') and filmmaker Guy Nattiv ('Golda') co-directed this story of a female judoka fighting her country's authoritarian government.  

‘The Successor’ Review: A Dark and Distressing Psychological Thriller With Too Much Faulty Logic

César Award winner Xavier Legrand’s second feature follows a rising fashion designer whose life unravels when he heads home to bury his estranged father.

‘A Silence’ Review: Joachim Lafosse’s Dark and Probing Pedophilia Drama Turns Decidedly Bleak

The Belgian director's latest film stars Daniel Auteuil and Emmanuelle Devos as a couple facing up to dangerous truths about their past.

The Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 15 Best Films of the Fall Fests 

Career highs for Emma Stone and Nicolas Cage, a delicious Frederick Wiseman doc, a poignant gay ghost story and two knockout dramas about the refugee crisis in Europe are among THR critics’ 15 faves from Venice, Telluride and Toronto.

‘The Wait’ Review: A Genre-Jumping Exercise With More Style Than Substance

The third feature from Spanish writer-director F. Javier Gutiérrez premiered at the Oldenburg Film Festival in Germany.