There's undoubtedly a farcical element to the true story told in Rosewater that makes it seem like the ideal directorial debut for Jon Stewart. The film is about Maziar Bahari (Gael Garcia Bernal), who was jailed in 2009 in Tehran while covering the
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart's debut as a feature-film director is motivated above all to do just that and does it in a capable, straightforward manner. But while the issues of political oppression Rosewater deals with remain
In some pristine utopia of critical evenhandedness, I suppose it would be possible to write about Rosewater without first writing about Jon Stewart. But we live in the grubby, unjust real world, where the first-time writer/director of this heartfelt
There's undoubtedly a farcical element to the true story told in Rosewater that makes it seem like the ideal directorial debut for Jon Stewart. The film is about Maziar Bahari (Gael Garcia Bernal), who was jailed in 2009 in Tehran while covering the
Jon Stewart turns serious in Rosewater,. his directorial debut, yet he still can't resist leavening the timely political drama with humor. It's a wise touch. Stewart's foray into screenwriting and directing takes him far afield from his duties as host