16th Dec2024

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #428: Richard Linklater & Glen Powell on hit movie ‘Hit Man’

by Phil Wheat

Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres. For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast […]

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27th Jun2024

‘Hit Man’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Sanjay Rao, Molly Bernard, Evan Holtzman, Gralen Bryant Banks | Written by Richard Linklater, Glen Powell | Directed by Richard Linklater Based on Skip Hollandsworth’s 2001 article written for Texas Monthly magazine (which is still available to read online), Hit Man is a “somewhat true story” inspired […]

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28th Oct2019

‘The Before Trilogy’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Erni Mangold, Vernon Dobtcheff, Xenia Kalogeropoulou | Written by Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Kim Krizan | Directed by Richard Linklater Plaudits to Richard Linklater for his epic Boyhood, famously filmed over many years – a feat one day to be replicated with his Stephen Sondheim adaptation, Merrily We […]

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10th Jun2019

‘Dazed and Confused’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, Adam Goldberg, Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck, Anthony Rapp | Written and Directed by Richard Linklater A certain generation regards this 1993 comedy-drama from Richard “Boyhood” Linklater as their The Breakfast Club. Except its period setting makes it a recollection rather than a snapshot, so it has more in common with […]

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16th May2016

‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ Review

by Ian Loring

Stars: Blake Jenner, Tyler Hoechlin, Ryan Guzman, Juston Street, Wyatt Russell, Glen Powell, Temple Baker, J. Quinton Johnson, Will Brittain, Zoey Deutch | Written and Directed by Richard Linklater The career of Richard Linklater has been a rather fascinating rollercoaster off ups and downs, very much mostly ups, though the period between School of Rock […]

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23rd Dec2015

First trailer & posters for ‘Everybody Wants Some’

by Phil Wheat

Following the acclaimed Boyhood – nominated for six Academy Awards – Richard Linklater returns with Everybody Wants Some!!, a spiritual sequel to his 1993 breakthrough (and personal fav), Dazed & Confused. The film stars Blake Jenner, Ryan Guzman, Tyler Hoechlin, Wyatt Russell, Glen Powell, Will Brittain and Zoey Deutch. Set in the world of 1980s […]

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12th Jul2014

‘Boyhood’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Lorelei Linklater  | Written and Directed by Richard Linklater The one thing I can rely on Richard Linklater for is his uncanny ability to produce a vision of an era and show it in subtle detail both in language and in visuals. He is able to take dialogue and […]

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24th Jul2013

‘Before Midnight’ Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Prior, Charlotte Prior, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Walter Lassally, Ariane Labed | Written and Directed by Richard Linklater Richard Linklater’s Before  series of films have a unique connection with their fans that most films could only dream about. Some have grown up with the characters of Jesse and Celine since […]

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06th Apr2013

‘Bernie’ Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey, Brady Coleman, Richard Robichaux, Rick Dial, Brandon Smith, Larry Jack Dotson | Written by Richard Linklater, Skip Hollandsworth | Directed by Richard Linklater Fact is always stranger than fiction. That statement has been a part of our popular lexicon for as long as I can remember.  Even with […]

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