Richard Linklater’s newest film Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood is the latest in the director's eclectic filmography — but which of his movies is the best? The director and writer of many landmark pieces of modern cinema, Linklater was an instrumental figure in the independent film movements of the 1990s. His innovations in animation and narrative continue to inspire filmmakers across the decades.
Born in Texas, Richard Linklater developed a love for cinema in his early twenties. He founded the Austin Film Society with Louis Black, the founder of the South by Southwest film festival. Over the years, Linklater experimented with filmmaking, eventually developing his breakout hit Slackers, soon followed by coming-of-age classic Dazed and Confused. Consistently developing new techniques, Linklater went on to direct some of the most influential pieces of cinema of the 21st century.
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Across Linklater’s work, a few signature qualities arise. He has a penchant for nostalgia and is able to capture precise details that define various periods in history. Linklater is consistently able to yield honest performances from his actors and experiments with simplicity in narrative, causing his movies to feel very natural. Assuredly, Richard Linklater is a highly talented filmmaker; here’s every movie he’s made ranked from worst to best.
Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, Where’d You Go, Bernadette stars Cate Blanchett as a reclusive architect falling deeper into her anxieties. Under the combined pressure of an adversarial neighbor, an upcoming family trip, and involvement with Russian scammers, Bernadette Fox runs away from her life to Antarctica. The film is less wild than it may seem
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