Maerz looks at how a movie that bombed at the box office has taken its place as one of cinema’s purest expression of the listless spirit that comes with being an American teenager.

There was a time when even Richard Linklater’s misfires stood out as the work of an idiosyncratic talent.

These are the best films of 2016.

More than a story of this singular family, Boyhood is also a snapshot of our country as it grew from 2002 to 2014.

Everybody Wants Some!! is more or less a collection of scenes featuring its protagonists fighting, fucking and getting drunk. And that's not a bad thing.

Before Sunrise benefits most from time’s changed perspective.

Let’s face it, most biopics suck. They are the quintessential zombie movie, famous actors of today dressed up like famous personages of the past, often going through the motions or doing ghastly impressions. These waxwork monstrosities often rack it up come the big awards ceremonies. We’re here to prove that there are some biopics that are still worth their salt. …

Under the Skin (Dir. Jonathan Glazer, A24) Jonathan Glazer makes movies that seamlessly combine emotional alienation with lustrous aesthetics. The director blends these potentially opposing approaches to narrative by putting them at odds with one another in films that constantly seem in danger of splitting in two. In Sexy Beast, he broke through the languor of a Florida retreat, replacing …

[xrr rating=1.0/5]It’s depressing to consider the increased frequency with which little movies that belong tucked away into DVD “extra features” have been labeled documentaries and given theatrical releases. 21 Years: Richard Linklater, which is only nominally a documentary, is one of the most egregious recent examples of the trend. It features very little footage of the Austin, TX, DIY/indie/cult director …

[xrr rating=4.75/5]Is there another director as obsessed with the passage of time as Richard Linklater? His three Before films, taken as a whole, are exercises in the rite of aging, a piercing look at one couple who travel from the ecstatic throes of young love into the dangerous territory of regret and the complacency of middle age. By filming Ethan …