The Cinema of Richard Linklater - Every Film Ranked

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  • čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
  • In honor of the release of 'Hit Man', coming to Netflix June 7th, it's time to look back on the amazing career of director Richard Linklater.
    00:00 Intro/Background
    08:56 It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
    10:17 The Newton Boys
    11:15 Where'd You Go, Bernadette?
    13:17 Tape
    14:30 SubUrbia
    16:27 Last Flag Flying
    17:48 Fast Food Nation
    19:09 Me and Orson Welles
    22:20 Bad News Bears
    24:17 Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach
    26:38 Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood
    29:53 Boyhood (2014)
    31:50 Waking Life
    34:24 A Scanner Darkly
    37:21 School of Rock
    39:38 Everybody Wants Some!
    42:43 Hit Man
    45:18 Bernie
    48:33 The Before Trilogy ( Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight)
    50:41 Slacker
    55:35 Dazed and Confused
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  • @jacobjones8731
    @jacobjones8731 Před měsícem +9

    As someone just getting onto films as art rather than entertainment, these videos are invaluable. Thank you for your hard work!

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem

      Much obliged! Linklater is definitely one of those directors who has managed to keep one foot in both worlds throughout his career.

  • @malclmhexed5978
    @malclmhexed5978 Před měsícem +8

    A scanner darkly is in my list of one of my favorite sci fi movie ever

    • @Chinaski83
      @Chinaski83 Před měsícem

      One of the greatest adaptations of a Philip K. Dick novel.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem +3

      It rules. So goddamn funny as well. RDJ is incredible in it.

  • @SodaShop13
    @SodaShop13 Před měsícem +5

    Crazy timing. I was just thinking this morning that linklater was wildly underrated. Rewatched slacker this week. good vibes all the way.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem

      Oh hell yeah. Slacker is always worth revisiting. Also launched so many other careers as aspiring filmmakers tried to replicate its success.

  • @edwardmckenzie6988
    @edwardmckenzie6988 Před měsícem +3

    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.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem +1

      I can't argue with you there. Definitely one of the movies that defined the Nineties for me.

  • @bobomeara
    @bobomeara Před měsícem +2

    Glad you finally watched Me and Orson Wells. I knew you would like it.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem +1

      Mr. O'Meara! Christian McKay was incredible but I really struggle with the character played by Zac Efron.

  • @williamb8091
    @williamb8091 Před měsícem +1

    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.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem +1

      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.

  • @QuasarSniffer
    @QuasarSniffer Před měsícem +2

    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.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem +1

      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!

  • @ziggy8253
    @ziggy8253 Před měsícem +2

    I’ll see ya Linklater!

  • @marca5883
    @marca5883 Před 28 dny +1

    Seen a couple of these but definitely now I'm aware of his range I'm going to hunt down those I've not seen yet💚🇬🇧🌱 absolutely loved a scanner darkly

  • @v.h.rodriguez7997
    @v.h.rodriguez7997 Před měsícem +3

    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.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem +1

      Thanks, Victor! And I had no idea you represented Graham Reynolds. What's your favorite score he did for Linklater?

    • @v.h.rodriguez7997
      @v.h.rodriguez7997 Před měsícem +1

      @@geekinwithJamesHancock 'Before Midnight' was the only score he did while I was at the agency. I liked it, but my favorite is 'Bernie'.

  • @danielturner8740
    @danielturner8740 Před měsícem +2

    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.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem

      Fun but inconsequential sounds totally fair. One of these days I'll dust it off for a second viewing experience.

  • @ziggy8253
    @ziggy8253 Před měsícem +2

    “Waking Life” is great.

  • @freegadflyathome
    @freegadflyathome Před měsícem +1

    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.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem +1

      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.

  • @Eggplantman21
    @Eggplantman21 Před měsícem +2

    Hell yeah!

  • @elbowjuice2627
    @elbowjuice2627 Před měsícem +1

    I just watched the Before trilogy for the first time and when i got to the last one, it felt like Return of the King

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem +1

      That trilogy is one of a kind. I'm thrilled to hear that people are still discovering it.

  • @salomaonplanetsaturn
    @salomaonplanetsaturn Před měsícem +2

    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 🦾

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem +1

      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,

    • @salomaonplanetsaturn
      @salomaonplanetsaturn Před měsícem

      @@geekinwithJamesHancock yep. Going to check it out 🦉 without any trailers. Best way to see movies.

  • @Neat0_o
    @Neat0_o Před 28 dny

    Damn I love these videos, James.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před 25 dny +1

      Thanks! I love making them. Doing the homework now for a video on Eighties Erotic Thrillers.

  • @jamiehuntley5082
    @jamiehuntley5082 Před měsícem +1

    Awesome vid Jimmy

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před 25 dny

      Thanks! With Hit Man about to land on Friday, this felt like the perfect time for this kind of video.

  • @McFlick5150
    @McFlick5150 Před měsícem +1

    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.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem +1

      One of these days I'll circle back for round 2 on the Newton Boys but it sounds like I wasn't too far off in my initial reaction back in the day.

  • @chillepalmerz
    @chillepalmerz Před měsícem +4

    Slacker is my favorite movie of all time

  • @jitcamp727
    @jitcamp727 Před měsícem +1

    Who are some of Linklaters other peers of his era?

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem

      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.

  • @Lebowski55
    @Lebowski55 Před měsícem +1

    Waking fucking Life

  • @danielturner8740
    @danielturner8740 Před měsícem +1

    How about Linklater directing Jack Black as a late period Orson Welles?

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem

      I would probably have a heart attack if that were announced but you never know, they might nail it.

  • @amcaesar
    @amcaesar Před měsícem

    Jeez, I think I’ve only seen three of these, and not the ones you’d assume. I think I have yankee bias about Texas filmmaking.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem +1

      All you need is a big plate of BBQ and some late Fifties/early Sixties European cinema in your diet and you'll fit right into Linklater's world.

  • @mindlander
    @mindlander Před měsícem +3

    Bout as black as they come..

  • @verkpunk
    @verkpunk Před měsícem

    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.

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem +1

      Glad to hear I'm not alone on that front. I was blown away at the time but I've never felt compelled to revisit the movie.

  • @andreiiancu2501
    @andreiiancu2501 Před měsícem +2

    Nice video, please rank Orson Welles

    • @geekinwithJamesHancock
      @geekinwithJamesHancock  Před měsícem

      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.