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, when he retired. He has published and edited numerous books about cinema and has contributed to such notable film publications as Cahiers du cinéma and Film Comment.

For the paleographer and President of Gratz College, see Jonathan Rosenbaum (scholar).

Jonathan Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum in 2013
Born (1943-02-27) February 27, 1943
Florence, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation
  • Film critic
  • essayist
  • author
Alma materBard College
Period1969–present
Website
jonathanrosenbaum.net

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."

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