Their kinship is perhaps best captured by their own wry comments on their process, which Reinhardt described as «boring, drudging,» and Baer as «idiot work.» (brooklynrail.org)
Margaret Atwood has a few wry comments about being a PEN Center USA lifetime achievement honoree (latimes.com)
The film is peppered by Berkowitz's own narration, in which he makes wry comments and observations on the events in retrospect, and, I suspect, he's also taken certain dramatic liberties with some situations (most notably, the downward fortunes of his producer, Elie Samaha). (themoviereport.com)