Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused captures the joy and spontaneity of people getting to know each other in high school. The film follows multiple groups of students on the last day of school, ...

The Austin Film Society kindly invited this humble theatre critic to attend a special screening and red carpet event in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the release of Richard Linklater’s iconic ...

Here’s a quote I lifted from another critic: “If the best high-school movie is obviously the one that takes place during the years you attended high school, then why do I—class of ’92—think the best ...

He's sending fans straight back to the '90s.

September 24, 2026, marks the 33rd anniversary of the release of Richard Linklater's 1993 cult classic "Dazed and Confused," which is arguably one of the most accurate representations of high school ...

It was the moment Matthew McConaughey became Matthew McConaughey. The actor, playing chilled-out high-school grad Wooderson, leans against a wall with drink in hand. He asks a current student how the ...

The coming-of-age comedy starred Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey and Renée Zellweger in the early days of their careers The film has since become a cult classic, and many of the stars have continued ...

A Dazed and Confused reunion happened via Zoom on Oct. 11, reuniting most of the original cast for a live-read of the script. Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey, and more came together to re-live the ...

“Come on and take a free ride” as we tour Austin’s neighborhoods in one of the coolest self-guided tours of the city. It won’t exactly transport you to the last day of school on May 28, 1976, but it ...

It was a long journey from the earliest version of “Dazed and Confused” to the marathon — at times, over 30-minute — performances Led Zeppelin would deliver in the band’s prime. And it all started ...