Janet Maslin Quotes

• 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.

  Janet Maslin

  Stars, Fun, Rocks

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• The Oscar seems to have been confused with the Nobel Peace Prize.

  Janet Maslin

  Confused, Oscars, Nobel Peace Prize

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• The cliché of the 'Eureka!' moment easily obscures the doubt and uncertainty that are also part of the discovery process.

  Janet Maslin

  Discovery, Doubt, Moments

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• 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.

  Janet Maslin

  Documentaries, Minutes, Capture

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• Ever heard of the phrase 'midlife crisis'?

  Janet Maslin

  Phrases, Midlife, Crisis

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• [On the movie "American Hot Wax:] A plot so thin you could thread a needle with it.

  Janet Maslin

  Hot, Plot, Thread

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