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Kyle Hoffman

@kylejhoffman.bsky.social
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Writer, marketing pro, lapsed politico | Film Columnist @ Southern Minnesota Scene

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Kyle Hoffman @kylejhoffman.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Rachel McAdams is one of Hollywood’s most under-appreciated movie stars. She remains beautiful, bankable, and universally-beloved. And she just made “Send Help” — the first great film of 2026. Read my full column👇
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SCENE MARCH - What 2 Watch: 'Send Help' is the first great film of 2026
Who will be the next Julia Roberts?
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Kyle Hoffman @kylejhoffman.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
It felt right, at the beginning of this new year, to look back on the films that guided me through my teens in the 2000s, my 20s in the 2010s, and my 30s in 2020s. And it’s finally time to do a deep dive on my favorite film of all time, “Zodiac.” Read my full column: bit.ly/SceneFeb2026
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Kyle Hoffman @kylejhoffman.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
“Jay Kelly” — one of my favorite films of 2025 — shares much DNA with talky, character-driven 90s classics like “Jerry Maguire.” It’s smartly scripted, gorgeously shot, thematically deep, and stands among director Noah Baumbach’s best works.
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SCENE JANUARY - What 2 Watch: 'Jay Kelly' is one of Noah Baumbach’s best
The final novel I read in 2025 was “Like Mother, Like Mother” by Susan Rieger. It’s an intergenerational family saga that centers around Lila Pereira, the career-focused editor of The
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Kyle Hoffman @kylejhoffman.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
🎵NOVEMBER COLUMN🎵 Channeling my inner @nathanchubbard.bsky.social + @noraprinciotti.bsky.social with a Taylor Swift deep dive. She’s left her mark on everything – music, fashion, politics, sports — and has recently added a new title to her CV: box office titan.
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SCENE NOVEMBER - What 2 Watch: Taylor Swift is a box office titan
It’s the fall of 2007 and I’m learning how to drive. It will be another four years until Spotify launches in the United States, my music library lives on a
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Kyle Hoffman @kylejhoffman.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
🎃OCTOBER COLUMN🎃 The works of Stephen King have been adapted over and over (and over) again into iconic films and popular TV shows. While taking on the entire King canon may be daunting, these classics are a perfect place to start — just in time for spooky season. 🔗: bit.ly/OctScene2025
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Kyle Hoffman @kylejhoffman.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
🍿SEPTEMBER COLUMN🍿 “Weapons” is an expertly-paced, frightening and mordantly funny modern fairytale tinged with sadness and grief. In this age of reboots and sequels, it’s an original horror thriller that should give us hope. Read my full column: bit.ly/SceneSept2025
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Kyle Hoffman @kylejhoffman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Not a big superhero guy, but Superman impressed me. A fun, poppy, quirky summer blockbuster for a xenophobic, social-media-obsessed, billionaire-run world. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Kyle Hoffman @kylejhoffman.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Picked this up as a fan of Nora Princiotti’s work at The Ringer, as a music lover, and as a millennial seeking nostalgic comfort in these complicated times. It hit all the right notes. A deeply-reported and insightful history of 2000s pop music and aughts culture. Cc: @noraprinciotti.bsky.social
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Kyle Hoffman @kylejhoffman.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Jarring how the world’s falling apart, but there’s also a rich and smart, “Broadcast News”-ish romantic drama written/directed by a talented auteur in theaters. We are so done, and we are so back! Probably won’t work for everyone, but #Materialists > Past Lives for me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Kyle Hoffman @kylejhoffman.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
🚨JUNE COLUMN🚨 “The Pitt” just completed a first season for the ages, one of the best in TV history. Read my full column: bit.ly/SceneJune2025
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SCENE JUNE- What 2 Watch: 'The Pitt' is true must-see television
It’s been rough sledding at the multiplex these past five months. As studios tend to save their best stuff for the summer and fall, the first half of each year
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Kyle Hoffman @kylejhoffman.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🎬 APRIL COLUMN 🎬 We can rest easy, a good movie won Best Picture at the 97th Oscars a few weeks ago. That isn't always the case. This month, I examine 5 ceremonies in the past 20 years when Oscar voters actually got it right. 🗞️ Read my full column:
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SCENE APRIL - What 2 Watch: The Oscars sometimes get it right
We can all rest easy, a good movie won Best Picture at the 97th Academy Awards.
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Kyle Hoffman @kylejhoffman.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
🎸 FEBRUARY COLUMN 🎸 Director James Mangold has mastered the music biopic — a genre often plagued by mediocrity — first with “Walk The Line,” and now with “A Complete Unknown.” Read my full column: bit.ly/SceneFeb2025
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Kyle Hoffman @kylejhoffman.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
🏅JANUARY COLUMN🏅 2024 was a weird (and deceptively fun) movie year. There were a lot of films I loved, some I just liked, and others I found truly confounding. Here are the ten that stuck with me over these past 12 months: bit.ly/JanScene
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SCENE JANUARY - The 10 best films of 2024
We knew from the outset that 2024 would be a weird movie year. The SAG-AFTRA strike of 2023 shut down Hollywood for months, postponing the production and delaying the release
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Kyle Hoffman @kylejhoffman.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
It’s a holiday tradition to watch “Home Alone” and it’s a holiday tradition to remember anew that Kevin McCallister has TWO additional siblings besides Buzz and the annoying girl with braces trying to speak French. Time to erase those two randos from my brain for another year!
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Kyle Hoffman @kylejhoffman.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
🎄DECEMBER COLUMN🎄 It’s the most wonderful time of the year … for those wreathed in love. But what about the lonely, the grieving, and the left behind? “The Holdovers,” a new holiday classic, gives voice to the lost and weary. 📰 Read my full column: bit.ly/DecScene
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