Boyhood

It’s strange to find a Richard Linklater film at the top of most critics’ lists. I’ve always loved his talky, slow, meandering films. I made a class sit through a double feature of “Before Sunrise” and “Before Sunset” once when I was teaching in France.

Some loved it. Others, not so much.

Now that he’s made his masterpiece and everyone loves it I’m in the weird position of wanting people not to appreciate it so much since his best films have always appealed to a select few, and I don’t want our small group to get overwhelmed.