Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum (born February 27, 1943) is an American film critic and author. Rosenbaum was the head film critic for The Chicago Reader from 1987 to 2008. He has published and edited numerous books about cinema and has contributed to such notable film publications as Cahiers du cinéma and Film Comment. Regarding Rosenbaum, French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard said, "I think there is a very good film critic in the United States today, a successor of James Agee, and that is Jonathan Rosenbaum. He's one of the best; we don't have writers like him in France today. He's like André Bazin."
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1943-02-27 · Florence, Alabama, USA
Known for
- Life Itself (2014) — Self - Filmmaker
- They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018) — Thanks
- Four Nights of a Dreamer (1972) — Extra (uncredited)
- Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2006) — Self
- Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014) — Self - Film Critic
- Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown (2016) — Self
- Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) — Self
- Hotel New York (1984)
- How I Fell in Love with Eva Ras (2016) — Thanks
- Jonathan Rosenbaum, Present (2013) — Self
- A House Is Not a Home: Wright or Wrong (2020) — Self
- Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas (2016)
- The Two-Backed Beast, or The Critic Makes the Film (1978) — Himself
- Constel·lació Portabella (2024) — Self
- Out 1: Solitaire (2014) — Script