Moving on from Boyhood, filmmaker Richard Linklater follows a wayward collection of college baseball players attempting to strike a balance between freedom and responsibility at a time when their only concern would seem to be enjoying and maintaining the good-time ride they’re on. Everybody Wants Some offers a return to the Dazed and Confused mode of storytelling, lighter and meandering fare that finds real intimacy in the unfettered high times of life before adulthood sets in. I don’t know about you, but I want some of that. (Opens Friday at Esquire Theatre) (R) Not reviewed
This article appears in Apr 20-27, 2016.