I prefer Before Midnight by a Texas mile above the previous Before films, but Dazed And Confused is not only his masterpiece but one of the greatest films ever made, in my personal top 3 of all time. Perfect film.
My dude! I just saw Hitman in Boston last night. I'm a huge Linklater fan. I'm going back to Boston tonight to see Wildcat with an Ethan Hawke Q&A afterwards. I found Hitman to be one the most entertaining, tightly plotted films I've seen from Richard Linklater. My favorites are Before Sunset, Slacker, Boyhood and Hitman now. I Richard Linklater and David Cronenberg have a special place in my heart as a film fan. They're very different filmmakers but they are both very unique voices that have been making art at a high quality for a long time. Looking forward to The Shrouds.
The Shrouds is definitely at the top of my must-watch list for 2024. I'm thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed 'Hit Man'. I think it has a really good chance of being one of the best movies of the year. It blew the roof off when I saw it at the New York Film Festival.
I am so glad you watched and enjoyed Apollo 10 1/2! That was one of my favorite movies of 2022, but I was frustrated that it flew under pretty much the whole planet's radar. I hope it gains an audience as time goes by (helped by kind words from noble humans like yourself). I think my favorite film of Richard Linklater is actually Bernie. It's the one that has stuck with me the most, the one I keep thinking about. However, your (outstanding) video has made me want to revisit many of Linklater's movies that I haven't seen in ages, like Dazed and Confused, Waking Life, and A Scanner Darkly.
Still can't believe I missed Apollo 10 1/2 when it first dropped on Netflix. That movie definitely deserved a much warmer reception but I'm glad I finally got caught up. Thanks for doing the deep dive with me, Mr. Arminio!
Thanks, James! I'm a Linklater fan (I represented his go-to composer , Graham Reynolds for a while). I have a few blind spots when it comes to Linkater's work, though, so this video is a roadmap of sorts to a couple of movies I think I'll like.
The Newton Boys is on Disney+ here in the UK and I watched it recently. Great cast and definitely worth a watch and but probably in the correct position in your list. Fun but inconsequential.
Aww to be young when Dazed and Confused came out! I am bit younger than you, I think i was 13 when it came out. I guess because of the times, my peer group and I were still totally into stoner culture. I am also super surprised it made so little money. I lived in a very small rural town in the south and it was very quoted and liked around town. I would rent it from the video store like once a week for a while.
I hear ya. Blows my mind what a non-event that movie was for most people, but among my friends in North Carolina and Virginia it felt like it was as big as Pulp Fiction.
I got a strange "relationship" with Richard. I know his story and what he represents for indie cinema, know about his best/famous movies, but.... seen only Scanner Darkly and Boyhood 😅 You are on fire with these long format videos. I really enjoyed the previous video about Coppola . Well done. Thank you 🦾 P.s - God damn.... He directed loads of movies 😅 Keep up the good work 🦾
Well I'm jealous that you still have so many Linklater movies left to see for the first time. Definitely check out Hit Man when it drops on Netflix. And thanks for the kind words about these filmography videos. I love making them,
As a Link-head, also a western film aficionado I was really looking forward to The Newton Boys when I watched it a couple years ago. Unfortunately it’s a big ol’ misfire, it has just no energy and it goes on for too long. I can see why he didn’t want to do a movie for several years or a studio movie for almost a decade. If you’re curious enough check it out James, but you have it ranked about where it should be.
From the late Eighties and Nineties, I would include Todd Haynes, Steven Soderbergh, the Coen Bros, Gregg Araki, Hal Hartley, Spike Lee, Jim Jarmusch, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Todd Solondz, Wes Anderson, Harmony Korine, Kevin Smith, Paul Thomas Anderson, James Mangold...the list goes on and on. Obviously a lot of these directors graduated to bigger budgets as the years went by but it was a golden age for Independent movies.
Imo Boyhood is one of the most overrated films of all time. Like you said, it's an achievement to make a film over that timeframe, but as a movie, removed from the production, it's one of Linklaters most forgettable.
I need to become a much better editor before I tackle Welles. The topic is too important to me. There's also the very real possibility that my brain my explode in the attempt to tackle his entire career.
