Below you will find written and video materials to supplement your experience with this film. Be aware that some essays and video essays may contain spoilers.
Critical Essays
Not So Long Ago, But Very Far Away (Criterion)
Dazed and Confused Movie Review (1993) (Roger Ebert)
Dazed and Confused is Perfectly Sincere (Pop Matters)
How Richard Linklater Created a Classic with Dazed and Confused (Rolling Stone)
Keynote: The teenage utopia of Dazed and Confused, in 10 screenshots (The Dissolve)
Six Scenes We Love from Dazed and Confused (Film School Rejects)
Contextual Reading
Realism on the Reel: The Cinematic Vision of Richard Linklater
“Dazed By Days” By Richard Linklater • Cinephilia & Beyond
Richard Linklater got “screwed,” alleges he was never paid for Dazed and Confused
How Did Indie Films Rule the 90s?
From ‘The 400 Blows’ to ‘Lady Bird’: 9 Essential Coming-of-Age Films