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3 things about Richard Linklater’s EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!

Posted on September 24, 2016 by

Everybody Wants Some!! [2016] 1. “She looks like my fifth grade teacher.” 2. Splitting baseballs with an axe. 3. Cat in the fridge.

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3 things about Richard Linklater’s WAKING LIFE

Posted on June 18, 2016 by

Waking Life [2001] 1. Stripes flit across the wall behind her. 2. “‘Cause the jalapenos dry up. They’re like little wheels.” 3. Downtown streets, night, brightly lit but devoid of people. 3 other things.

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3 things about Richard Linklater’s FAST FOOD NATION

Posted on April 17, 2015 by

Fast Food Nation [2006] 1. A rotating pallet of frozen patties is shrink wrapped. 2. “I’m all right with what I’m doing. I’m really all right with what I’m not doing.” 3. Sawing off the forelegs, tossing them into a … Continue reading →

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Simpy put, BOYHOOD is extraordinary.

Posted on August 6, 2014 by

Over at Chicagoist, I make an attempt to articulate some of my thoughts about Boyhood. Bottom line: go see this now.

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3 things about Richard Linklater’s BOYHOOD

Posted on August 4, 2014 by

Boyhood [2014] 1. Around the corner, half hidden in shadow, he watches the argument unfold. 2. Garage door half open. “Go in the house! Go in the house!” 3. The Moment is always Now. Simply: masterpiece.

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3 things about Gabe Klinger’s DOUBLE PLAY: JAMES BENNING AND RICHARD LINKLATER

Posted on September 8, 2013 by

Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater [2013] 1. He flaps his hand around in the air like a paddle. “In the end, we’ll all be shaken off like fleas.” 2. First he buys the property in the mountains and … Continue reading →

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3 things about Richard Linklater’s WAKING LIFE

Posted on August 30, 2013 by

Waking Life [2001] 1. A very large record collection, and on top of one of the cabinets the “His Master’s Voice” dog. 2. “You just lost two and a half million dollars.” 3. The same house, porch, car at the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Richard Linklater’s BERNIE

Posted on August 12, 2013 by

Bernie [2011] 1. Superglue under the eyelids, between the lips. 2. The five regions of Texas. 3. She writes a letter to the warden, requesting he receive a work release to sing at her funeral. Definitely one of the best … Continue reading →

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3 things about Richard Linklater’s BEFORE MIDNIGHT

Posted on June 11, 2013 by

Before Midnight [2013] 1. “Everyone is dragged through their parents’ lives.” 2. She does her Marilyn Monroe impression. 3. Her untouched cup of tea. An oily sheen on the glasses of wine. Rumpled bedclothes.

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3 things about Richard Linklater’s WAKING LIFE

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Waking Life [2001] 1. A subatomic particle wearing a fez and driving a tiny green car. 2. “I go salsa dancing with my confusion.” 3. He halfheartedly tries to grab onto the door handle. Then he floats away. Gradually vanishing … Continue reading →

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