Writing for the Chicago Reader, Jonathan Rosenbaum called the film " generic " and " standard issue ", stating that the audience shouldn't " expect to remember it ten minutes later ".

Jonathan Rosenbaum, 2002.

However, Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote in the Chicago Reader, " To be sure, The Big Lebowski is packed with show-offy filmmaking and as a result is pretty entertaining.

Among the film's strongest detractors was Jonathan Rosenbaum, who described it as " creepy " and claimed " this characterless world of Manhattan-Venice-Paris, where love consists only of self-validation, and political convictions of any kind are attributable to either hypocrisy or a brain condition, the me-first nihilism of Allen's frightened worldview is finally given full exposure, and it's a grisly thing to behold.

Jonathan Rosenbaum from the Chicago Reader observed that " Raimi tries to do a Sergio Leone, and though The Quick and the Dead is highly enjoyable in spots, it doesn't come across as very convincing.

: Film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum refers to a makeshift 1960s and 1970s genre called the acid Western, associated with Dennis Hopper, Jim McBride, and Rudy Wurlitzer, as well as films like Monte Hellman's The Shooting, Alejandro Jodorowsky's bizarre experimental film El Topo ( The Mole ), and Robert Downey Sr .' s Greaser's Palace.

On March 30, 2007, it opened in select theaters in the United States and Canada and was released on DVD on November 13, 2007 as part of a deluxe box set with a director's cut of Burnett's sophomore feature My Brother's Wedding and three Burnett shorts: Several Friends ( a 1969 aesthetic precursor to Killer of Sheep ), The Horse ( an " allegory of the South " in Burnett's words ), and When It Rains ( praised as one of the greatest short films of all time by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum ).

Critics such as Jonathan Rosenbaum and Charles Taylor, as well as filmmaker Jacques Rivette, have gone on the record defending Showgirls as a serious satire.

Chicago Reader film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote that what director James Brooks " Manages to do with ( the characters ) as they struggle mightily to connect with one another is funny, painful, beautiful, and basically truthful-a triumph for everyone involved.

Jonathan Rosenbaum refers to the film as " the best expression of Spielberg's benign, dreamy-eyed vision.

However, Jonathan Rosenbaum gave the film a mixed review in the Chicago Reader.

Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader wrote, " Undeniably provocative and reasonably entertaining, The Truman Show is one of those high-concept movies whose concept is both clever and dumb.

Of Tati, Lynch would add in a conversation with Jonathan Rosenbaum, " You know, I feel like in a way he's a kindred soul.

Chicago Reader critic Jonathan Rosenbaum surmised that the media was eager to torpedo Ishtar in retaliation for instances of Beatty's perceived " high-handed way with members of the press ".

Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader rated it a " masterpiece ," giving it the paper's highest rating of four stars.

Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader labelled it Brooks ' best film, stating " what Brooks manages to do with characters as they struggle mightily to connect with one another is funny, painful, beautiful, and basically truthful — a triumph for everyone involved.

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One of the best foreign films, heck, one of the best films I have seen ", while Jonathan Rosenbaum of The Chicago Reader stated, " About as entertaining as a no-brainer can be -- a lot more fun, for my money, than a cornball theme-park ride like " Speed ," and every bit as fast moving.

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" The Chicago Reader < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s Jonathan Rosenbaum compared Night Shift to the subsequent comedy film Risky Business ( which also dealt with the theme of prostitution ), noting that Night Shift isn't "... as snappily directed or as caustically conceived, ... but it's arguably just as sexy and almost as funny.

* Jonathan Rosenbaum on the lack of Daney translations

" Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader remarked, " There's almost no plot here and even less character — just a lot of pretexts for S & M imagery, Catholic decor, gobs of gore, and the usual designer schizophrenia.

Chicago Reader critic Jonathan Rosenbaum stated, " This is a powerful, convincing, and terrifying look at teenage crime in contemporary Watts.

In a separate review of the book, Jonathan M. Cheek suggested that comparable emphasis should have been given to the study of love-shyness in women.

In his review of the Bernadette Peters recording Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers and Hammerstein ( Angel Records, 2002 ), John Kenrick wrote: " Jonathan Tunick provides the brilliant arrangements.

In his review for the academic Folklore journal, Jonathan Roper of the University of Sheffield noted that the work " could profitably have been twice as long and have provided a more extended treatment of the issues involved " and that it suffered from a lack of images.

In his review for The Chicago Reader, Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote, " What emerges is a powerhouse thriller full of surprises, original touches, and rare political lucidity ".

Wieseltier used the German word " Begriff " in his defense of a negative review of Jonathan Franzen's " Freedom ", writing: "... a retaliation, or, if you will pardon the Begriff, a negation of a negation.

Jonathan Foreman of the New York Post gave a negative review, saying that The Scorpion King " has none of the qualities — epic sweep, relative originality and heartfelt bloodthirstiness — that made Conan so trashily entertaining.

On the other hand, Jay Cocks of Time Magazine posted a negative review of the film, saying that Caan looked " unconvinced and uncomfortable " as Jonathan E.

In 1985, Jonathan Hunt, Postmaster General, ordered a review of the organisational and management structure of the Post Office.

Pauline Kael gave the film a very positive review in The New Yorker: " Jonathan Demme's lyrical comedy Melvin and Howard which opened the New York Film Festival on September 26, is an almost flawless act of sympathetic imagination.

In his review for the Chicago Reader, Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote, " At the same time that Dante has a field day brutally satirizing our desire to scare ourselves and others, he also re-creates early-60s clichés with a relish and a feeling for detail that come very close to love ".

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" Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader gave the film a favorable review, writing " You have to bring a lot of yourself to this film if you want it to give something back, but the rewards are considerable.

* Jonathan Ellis, A review of 6 Python IDEs, September 09, 2005

*' The Known World ', review in The Washington Post, by Jonathan Yardley, August 24, 2003

In his own review of Kiarostami's film, critic Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader awarded it a total of 4 out of 4 stars, and hailed it as a masterpiece.

In his review for the Chicago Reader, Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote, " The movie starts off as a narrative, but gradually grows into something much more abstract — it's unsettling, but also beautiful ".

Film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum noted in a review at the time of initial publication of the book that The Celluloid Closet had precursors in Parker Tyler's 1972 book Screening the Sexes and Richard Dyer's 1977 Gays and Film.

Writing for Tribune Media Services in 1993, columnists Chip and Jonathan Carter gave Bartman Meets Radioactive Man a more positive review.

" Allmusic's Robert L. Doerschuk gave a somewhat positive review but emphasized the band's retro influences, stating, " A guest shot by Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis on " The Key to Gramercy Park " reminds listeners of the band's currency, but it's easy to mistake Commencement for an ' 80s artifact.

British film critic Jonathan Ross gave the film a fairly positive review and felt that Chan could " still do the business ".

Jonathan Ross gave a positive review, calling Get Rich or Die Tryin " gripping " and suggesting that it had " excellent performances ".