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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