In his 25-year feature career, Richard Linklater has consistently developed stories about transitional points in people’s lives, whether it’s the first inkling of a shift from adolescence to adulthood ("Dazed and Confused"), a couple’s shifts in relationship status (the ‘Before’ films) or the regular ebb and flow of many years of life in "Boyhood." Linklater’s latest film, "Everybody Wants Some!!," could almost be a direct sequel to "Boyhood" as it begins with freshman baseball player Jake (Blake Turner) arriving at college, and continues through his first few days spent with new teammates. It’s a fond look at a type of masculinity during the summer of 1980, when, for a moment in time, young men like Jake seemed untouchable. Laced through with autobiographical elements, the film continues Linklater’s gently ambling approach to script and character as it observes the competitive and chest-thumping teammates in various social settings.
- 4/15/2016
- by Russ Fischer
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