Slacker

Slacker is about people living their purposeless lives. It is also a good commentary on the state of mental health in America. I could have seen the same movie if I went out an walked around on Polk street here... Full review

Director Richard Linklater follows one slacker after another in this absolutely fascinating film. Linklater throws out the rules of traditional movie-making with this low-budget film shot in Austin, Texas. There is no star, in fact, there is no central character.... Full review

The most interesting thing about Slacker is the way it was filmed. There is no real ONE storyline, until later in the film when viewers realize that one of the main premises is that everything that happens to someone in... Full review

Extreme boredom leads to fascination. Like sands in the hourglass so is this day in the lives of several neo-bohemians living in Austin, TX in 1990. You'll either be bored to tears, or fascinated to no end.If you've ever been... Full review

it's not often that a movie can keep you guessing from beginning to end. slacker is the movie that will stretch your mind past the boundaries of traditional thought. if you are able to fully immerse yourself into the story,... Full review

This movie has no discernable "plot" except to follow the lives of some of the most interesting and quirky people you are liable to meet. You follow one person, you get a snapshot of their life and the movie then... Full review

I think this movie ranks among the 10 great films of all-time & I'm no slacker, either (well, maybe sort of...). Even though I own the laserdisc (& the guidebook), I love catching random parts of it on the indie... Full review

I walked into Richard Linklater's SLACKER not knowing for sure what to expect. I think that is the best way to experience this film. I wouldn't exactly put this film under 'Comedy', if I ran my own video store. I... Full review

About quantum theory and Schroedinger's cat. Each time one potential outcome becomes the case, the other potentials collapse. But all other outcomes are thought to exist in alternate realities. Each time we become invested in one branch of the narrative,... Full review

I agree with the other people who have praised this film, it is terrific. I also own a copy and find that I seldom make it all the way through. Still I keep it and periodically go back to it... Full review

Not only is it a seemingly boring film, it also has nothing amusing other than the unique way it was shot.....With no conflict, the film is lacking in excitement and the flair needed to establish the cult classic status it tried so hard to grasp..... ... Full Review

You get grad students, politicians and crazy people. July 5, 2006 | Whenever people ask Richard Linklater what's special about his adopted hometown of Austin, Texas, he points out the city's odd triptych of industrial-era landmarks: the State Capitol building, the gargantuan University of Texas campus and a mammoth mental-health facility. ... Full Review

The entire film seems devoid of any commentary by the director..... ... Full Review

The rider is director Richard Linklater (now better known for Dazed and Confused and School of Rock) and the philosophical musings pretty much sum up the subtext, if not the narrative, of Slacker. Filmed on a $3,000 budget, with Linklater not only starring but doing all the crew work himself, Learn To Plow is an exercise in what the director calls "an oblique narrative" and what most people would call "boring. ... Full Review

Indie Roundup reviews the past week of news from the independent film community and provides a peek at what's coming soon. Deals . Screen Media Films picked up U.S. rights to Women in Trouble and plans a release on November... ... Full Article

Every day seems to bring a new channel for delivering great, unheralded film right to your television or laptop. The latest is Film Buff, a video-on-demand channel run by Cinetic, and overseen by Matt Dentler , former producer of the... ... Full Article

Slacker" stars many unusual characters, one played by the writter, director and producer of the film Richard Linklater. This 1991 cult favorite is basically just a handful of stories and theories conjoined to make a film. ... Full Article

She's new here, this young barista at Dominican Joe's, and she would like to make a complex coffee drink to practice her beverage art. Andrew Bujalski, a filmmaker, prefers simple, practical drinks. ... Full Article

Austin graphic designer Marc English has made these pages before for his innovative and award-winning DVD packages, including the Criterion editions of "Naked," "Slacker" and "Dazed and Confused." ... Full Article

You know you've had a good year in DVD distribution when you can discount a company's remarkable reissues and still come up with an amazing list of definitive digital releases. ... Full Article