Richard Linklater might be one of those directors who stands out most among his peers. If you look at the movies he has made there really doesn’t seem to be a strong connection between them. He made his debut with Slacker, a movie which had a structure unlike any other movie at the time and was new to audiences. It didn’t have a real plot and Linklater showed life within a specific community. Looking at his career he has made experimental films (Waking Life/A Scanner Darkly), films the play with time (Before trilogy/Boyhood), comedies (School of Rock, Bad News Bears) and dramas (The Newton Boys, Bernie). Linklater is a director who has managed to inspire many others (for example Kevin Smith/Duplass brothers), but who was also at the start of some very successful careers (including Matthew McConaughey). 21 Years: Richard Linklater is a documentary which tries to give an overview of Linklaters impressive body of work Continue reading →