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Home » Richard Linklater

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Posted inFilm

Movie Tuesday: A few words (and movies) on kindness

by Ben Sachs August 20, 2019August 18, 2021

Five films that depict people—and cinema—at their best

Posted inFilm

Movie Tuesday: Superior sequels and remakes

by Ben Sachs July 30, 2019August 18, 2021

Five films that achieve the rare cinematic feat of improving upon their predecessors.

Posted inBlogs

This week on FilmStruck: Deep in the heart of Texas

by Patrick Friel March 16, 2018August 18, 2021

FilmStruck finds more than western films deep in the heart of Texas.

Posted inBlogs

Last Flag Flying is Richard Linklater’s latest triumph

by Ben Sachs November 17, 2017August 18, 2021

The Boyhood director delivers a casually masterful adaptation of Darryl Ponicsan’s 2005 novel.

Posted inFilm

The 2017 Chicago International Film Festival, reviewed

by Chicago Reader October 12, 2017August 18, 2021

Watching the watchers at the Chicago International Film Festival

Posted inBlogs

The New York Times’s crackdown on unnamed sources still not going well

by Michael Miner February 23, 2015August 18, 2021

The Times prefers not to tell us who said what.

Posted inBlogs

Five movies you should watch tonight instead of the Oscars

by Drew Hunt February 22, 2015August 18, 2021

And they’re all streaming online!

Posted inBlogs

Columnists continue to come to terms with Boyhood, musicals, and Super Bowl ads

by Michael Miner February 9, 2015August 18, 2021

Deep thoughts on reading the Sunday papers

Posted inFilm

Our favorite movies of 2014

by J.R. Jones and Ben Sachs December 26, 2014August 18, 2021

The best films of the year, according to J.R. Jones and Ben Sachs

From Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
Posted inArts & Culture

Chris Ware’s buildings—without their stories

by Tal Rosenberg November 17, 2014August 18, 2021

The Art Institute show “The Comic Art and Architecture of Chris Ware” reveals how the cartoonist draws on Chicago’s built environment.

Posted inBlogs

How the influence of existentialist philosophy plays out in Richard Linklater’s filmmaking

by Ben Sachs August 13, 2014August 18, 2021

Further thoughts on that Fassbinder-style tracking shot in Boyhood

Posted inBlogs

Memories of Rainer Werner Fassbinder in Richard Linklater’s Boyhood

by Ben Sachs August 6, 2014August 18, 2021

The German playwright and director remains a major influence on the Austin-based independent, as a crucial scene of Boyhood demonstrates.

Posted inBlogs

Film critic Kenneth Turan has more to say about himself than Boyhood

by Michael Miner August 4, 2014August 18, 2021

One film critic explains why his opinion is special.

Posted inBlogs

An interview with Richard Linklater and Northwest Chicago Film Society on film programming (part two)

by Ben Sachs July 25, 2014August 18, 2021

The second part of a conversation between the noted film director and the local repertory film organization

Posted inBlogs

Binging on The Purge, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones July 25, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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