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.
Regarding Rosenbaum, sutradara Arus Baru Prancis Jean-Luc Godard menyatakan: "Aku memikirkan seorang kritikus film paling baik di Amerika Serikat saat ini, penerus James Agee, dan itu adalah Jonathan Rosenbaum.