There’s something about these Richard Linklater films, man. It’s hard to know exactly how to describe the phenomenon that is a Linklater picture, with each of his movies containing a spirit that can’t be seen, but a spirit that has such a tangibility that audience members come away from a project enveloped by his world building, his characters, and his themes. His latest film, Everybody Wants Some, manages to be so many things at once: a sports film, a coming of age story, a brilliant comedy, and a deep rumination on college life and the human condition.
If any of you have followed me or this site since it has been around, you are familiar with me saying “*squints*” as a reaction to things. I often use it as a form of shade, to signify something that I think is ridiculous and deserving of little to no further examination. There’s probably a
Hello neglected wonderful listeners of this podcast. We’ve missed you, and according to a tumblr ask, you have missed us as well. To atone for the fact that it’s been weeks since you had a new On the Floor we have packed in an insane amount of topics including a look at the TV landscape
When I woke up this morning, I thought that I’d be able to just bask in the post Spotlight wins Best Picture glow. But with the foolery that has transpired since last night with regards to #OscarsSoWhite.