I can’t fault Linklater for making beautiful films about his youth, and hell, I enjoyed Everybody for reminding me of my summer living in an MIT frat. What frustrates me is how similar coming-of-age stories about women are not nearly given the same reach as a Linklater film. Our stories aren’t seen as universal; they’re labeled as “women’s pictures.” This then reaffirms the notion that an “All-American” tale is intrinsically a male one.
Richard Linklater, Maleness, and America (via feministfilmclub)











