Richard Linklater

Hit Man – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Richard Linklater and Glen Powell team up for a highly entertaining black comedy about a mild-mannered college professor who becomes a fake hit man.

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

By David Jenkins

This magnificent mid-century memory piece from Richard Linklater is up there with the director’s finest films.

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The first trailer for Richard Linklater’s animated kid flick Apollo 10 1/2 has achieved liftoff

By Charles Bramesco

Jack Black, Glen Powell, and Zachary Levi lend their voices to the new rotoscoping project.

The cult teen crime-drama that became a Gen X touchstone

By Anton Bitel

The angst-ridden Over the Edge from 1979 was a major influence on Richard Linklater and Kurt Cobain.

The 100 Best Films of the 2000s: 100-76

By Little White Lies

Part one of our bumper survey of the noughties, featuring Avatar, Borat! and Requiem for a Dream.

On Location: The footbridge from Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise

By Adam Scovell

This unassuming overpass plays a pivotal role in Céline and Jesse’s Viennese waltz.

Just Keep Livin’ – In praise of Dazed and Confused at 25

By Stephen Puddicombe

Richard Linklater’s seminal high school movie is the ultimate endorsement of living in the moment.

25 films we’d like to see at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival

By Little White Lies

Claire Denis, Yorgos Lanthimos and Terrence Malick could be competing for this year’s Palme d’Or.

Richard Linklater wants your photos of 1960s Houston for his new film

By Hannah Strong

The Texan filmmaker is returning to his old stomping ground for a drama about the Apollo 11 mission.

Last Flag Flying

By Craig Williams

Richard Linklater’s “spiritual sequel” to The Last Detail is one of his most impressive achievements.

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60 films to look forward to in 2018 – part 1

By Joe Boden

Upcoming features to look out for, including new works from Wes Anderson, Ava DuVernay and Jennifer Kent.

Take a first look at Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying

By Juliette Cottu

Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell and Laurence Fishburne star in this spiritual sequel to The Last Detail.

Cate Blanchett is set for a new Richard Linklater film

By Jack Godwin

She’ll star alongside Kristen Wiig in Where’d You Go, Bernadette.

The 25 best films of 2016

By Little White Lies

Our annual rundown of the year’s finest new releases, featuring Paterson, Love & Friendship, Rogue One and more.

Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny

By David Jenkins

There’s an intimate, insightful and original documentary about Richard Linklater out... And this isn’t it.

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How Slacker celebrates the crazy logic of conspiracy theories

By Alex Chambers

What does Richard Linklater’s early career hit tell us about the democratisation of mainstream culture?

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