Film Review: ‘Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood’: Director Richard Linklater’s Animated Walk Down Memory Lane

Michael Clark
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Over the last three-plus decades, filmmaker Richard Linklater has made 20 movies covering a number of genres, a few of which he likes to revisit. The most notable of these is the “Before” franchise, starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, which follows a couple over the space of almost two decades wherein they meet, get hitched, break up, and find a tolerable middle ground as friends. Linklater’s breakout feature stoner-comedy “Dazed and Confused” (1993) found a bookend in 2016 with “Everybody Wants Some!!”

Zachary Levi as Kranz (R) in a scene from "Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood." (Netflix)
Zachary Levi as Kranz (R) in a scene from "Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood." Netflix
Michael Clark
Michael Clark
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Originally from the nation's capital, Michael Clark has provided film content to over 30 print and online media outlets. He co-founded the Atlanta Film Critics Circle in 2017 and is a weekly contributor to the Shannon Burke Show on FloridaManRadio.com. Since 1995, Clark has written over 5,000 movie reviews and film-related articles. He favors dark comedy, thrillers, and documentaries.
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