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You know what they say about "Dazed and Confused" after all these years: It's great, because no matter how old you get, everyone in it stays the same age. At least I think that's what they say. If not, then I don't condone it.

In any case, "Dazed and Confused" may have been a perfect cinematic calling card for indie champion Richard Linklater and early-career introductions to actors who would go on to become household names to this day, like Matthew McConaughey, Milla Jovovich, and Ben Affleck. But it also continues to hold up on its own merits as a breezy, slice-of-life nostaliga piece about the bittersweet wistfulness that accompanies coming of age.

"Dazed and Confused" didn't spearhead the formula, and some of the movies it's

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