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Richard Linklater shot BOYHOOD over the span of 12 years and that was enough to get on the critics’ good side, regardless of how it also takes you 12 years to watch the whole thing. Listen to Alex and Julio as they contrast Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke’s parenting styles, discuss the evolution of Ellar Coltrane into one of those ever-punchable teenagers and lose track of how many pop culture references are thrown around in the movie. And it all takes barely two hours!

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TIMELINE

00:00:00 - 00:01:17 Intro

00:01:18 - 00:11:43 Opening and Quotes

00:11:44 - 01:06:41 Contrarians Corner

01:06:42 - 01:08:19 The Black Album

01:08:20 - 01:44:59 Real Talk

01:44:50 - 01:59:44 Plugs!

- Alex dug out DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN and truly enjoyed it!

- Julio was relieved to find out WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S holds up!

- Check out the LIVESTREAM FOR THE CURE website and make sure you mark your calendar so you can support the cause that weekend! Our segment will be Saturday, May 30th at 4pm EST!

- Hans Rothgiesser, the man behind our logo, can be reached at @mildemonios on Twitter or you can email him at mildemonios@hotmail.com in case you ever need a logo (or comics) produced. And you can listen to him talk about Peruvian politics on his own podcast, NACION COMBI. Aaaaand you can also check out all the stuff he’s written on his own website. Don’t know Spanish? He also did a podcast in English called LIVING IN PERU, about immigrants in - where else - Perú. Oh, and as if that wasn’t enough, he has a new zombie novel out, REQUIEM POR LURÍN. Ask him about it!

Up next, The Summer of Winona begins! And what better way to start than with her first (and only) collaboration with Adam Sandler, MR. DEEDS! In the meantime, let us know how you liked Boyhood! Did you fall for the gimmick? Do you think it transcends it? Is Patricia Arquette a terrible mother? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!