Boyhood

Some film shoots (like the one for Apocalypse Now) seem to last 12 years, but here's a movie with a production schedule that was DELIBERATELY that long. Although gimmick aside, Boyhood is Richard Linklater's lauded attempt to show the slow growth of a fractured family, with the focus on Ellar Coltrane going from 6 to 18. Linklater's daughter Lorelei plays Coltrane's older sister and their divorced parents are Ethan Hawke & Patricia Arquette. The adults are terrific---Arquette won an Oscar for her work as the put-upon mom who keeps finding romance with bad men---but the kids just aren't the actors that she and Hawke are. In any case, it's fascinating to see this arc in a family's life and the (mostly white) people they meet along the way. Our impressions of the exploits of the Evans clan down in Texas is the 609th chat on the Have You Ever Seen podcast channel, so snap some pictures and see what we thought of Boyhood. Well, Actually: Jean-Pierre Leaud repeatedly played "Antoine Doinel" in Francois Truffaut movies. Also, Mason Senior becomes an "insurance actuary", not an "insurance actuarial". Go bowling with your kids, take them camping and then take them out for Sparkplug Coffee. Or have it sent to your house. And also use our "HYES" promo code to save 20%. The website is "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". You can email us at "[email protected]". Send us some of your movie thoughts on Twi-X (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis) or to Bev on Threads (also @bevellisellis). Check out our show on YouTube. The address in your browser is @hyesellis (or click "Have You Ever Seen" into the YouTube search bar) and don't forget to subscribe to us. Like the show, leave a comment. And also rate and review our 'cast in your app.