Posts Tagged ‘Boyhood’
Film Review – Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 
Writer/director Richard Linklater’s entire career has been marked by his obsession with the passing of time and how it feeds into our nostalgia. Whether it be nostalgia for high school (Dazed and Confused, 1993), college (Everybody Wants Some!!, 2016), romance (The Before Trilogy) or childhood itself…
READ MOREThe MacGuffin’s Top 10 Films of 2016
2016 was another great year for films, and the writers on The MacGuffin all had their own favorites. This top 10 list for 2016 was narrowed down from 43 films that the writers all thought were worthy. There is a tie for both #6 and…
READ MOREFilm Review – Moonlight
Moonlight (2016) does the thing that many great pictures do: it places us right into the mindset of a character and lets us see the world through their eyes. I’m not a black man, I didn’t grow up in the rough areas of Miami, and…
READ MOREFilm Review – Steve Jobs
It’s strange to see recent history of which you have actual concious memory portrayed on screen. Boyhood had that effect, where you were struck with nostalgia for a mere 5 years ago. And that effect does happen in the new film Steve Jobs. Pretty much…
READ MORE2015 Oscar Predictions – Ben’s Picks
The Academy Awards are here again and unlike most years I am actually ready to move on to the next year. Don’t get me wrong, I will watch and get excited and angry depending on the results but most awards are pretty wrapped up except,…
READ MORETop 15 Films of 2014 – Allen’s Picks
Another year, another end of year movie list. 2014 was marked by a nice variety of cinematic offerings. From action blockbusters to independents, from foreign work to documentaries, there seemed to be great stuff coming from everywhere this year. While making lists will always be…
READ MORESXSW Film Review – Boyhood
Richard Linklater has been one of the most creative filmmakers working the last few decades. Between mainstream, indie, and even experimental films, he has used cinema as a canvas in a way few working directors have even attempted. His latest project, Boyhood, deserves to be…
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