Dazed and Confused

Directed by Richard Linklater (Before Sunrise & Before Sunset) and with a host, a HOST I say, of stars, this feature captures the final days of a group of senior high-school students and the resulting 1970's madness that ensues during their first 'free' evening.

I think the best way to describe this feature is to reference it to you and your nights. I'll ask the question, did you ever have one of those nights, I mean all night long, that felt like it was still, like the events of that night were yours and would last forever? A night where you and your mates did something crazy and or scary, your heart pounded and it lives on in infamy with you all? An evening where you cemented your lifelong bond to said friends (through embarrassment or 'legendary' act). Where you drank for the first time? Or where you met that girl and you've never been able to forget her?

Well, this film is that night.

Bolstered by the creme-de la creme of film soundtracks (Alice Cooper, The Runaways, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, KISS, Black Sabbath and so many more!) and the discovery of 'talent' such as Matthew McConaughey and supported by Adam Goldberg (Two Days in Paris), Milla 'show me the zombies' Jovovich, Ben Affleck (no? me neither) and Parker Posey (A Mighty Wind), this film brings all the ingredients together to create a superb experience.

Fun Fact: Quentin Tarantino placed Dazed and Confused on his 12 greatest films list in 2002.

Line of the film: "That's what I love about these high school girls, man, I get older, they stay the same age".