Janet Maslin
Gonzo . . . acidic hilarity . . . 'The Fun Parts' has fine moments, but it's not the whole Lipsyte story. Read it with 'The Ask' if you really want to know how a mordant jokester with a madman's imagination became a literary rock star.Collection: Stars
The Oscar seems to have been confused with the Nobel Peace Prize.Collection: Confused
The cliché of the 'Eureka!' moment easily obscures the doubt and uncertainty that are also part of the discovery process.Collection: Discovery
Bizarrely funny... Rarely is a documentary as well attuned to its subject as Howard Brookner's BURROUGHS, which captures as much about the life, work and sensibility of its subject as its 86 minute format allows.Collection: Documentaries
Ever heard of the phrase 'midlife crisis'?Collection: Phrases
[On the movie "American Hot Wax:] A plot so thin you could thread a needle with it.Collection: Hot