S4 E4: Slacker

We revisit Richard Linklater, one of our personal favorites, and go back to the very beginning: when he broke through with his low budget, talky, and sprawling vision of outsider life in Austin. SLACKER - with its conversations about weird dreams, conspiracy theories, and the monetary value of Madonna's pap smear - was instrumental in kicking off the boom in American independent cinema in the 90s, which makes it a fascinating movie to revisit thirty years later.  Follow us on itunes and leave you ratings and reviews: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-criterion-project/id1479953904 Follow us on anchor https://anchor.fm/criterionproject Follow our twitter at https://twitter.com/criterionpod Rachel's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel's blog at rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Listen to Rachel's Reviews on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rachels-reviews/id1278536301?mt=2 Listen to  Hallmarkies Podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id129672828 Check out Conrado's webseries WORMHOLES on youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC51Tg9gR5mXxEeaansRUYRw Follow Conrado's blog cocohitsny.wordpress.com/  Follow Conrado on Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/cofalco21/ Listen to Conrado's other podcasts like Foreign Invader and Movie Marriage: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/foreign-invader/id1552560225 Our intro is written by Michael Lloret: https://www.michael-lloret.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/criterionproject/support