Dave and Alonso are joined by a blue-ribbon panel of critics -- Manohla Dargis of The New York Times, Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times, and Peter Debruge of Variety -- to discuss the highlights of the year just past. Haynes vs. Tarantino, the joys of Mad Max and documentary ethics are just some of the subjects that pop up in a rousing conversation. Like our Facebook page, review us on iTunes, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, but there is no easy way around it.

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Dave and Alonso ponder awards shows, singing competitions and presidential punditry. And MAKING OF A MURDERER is still making them furious. Like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, leave us a nice review on iTunes, I am a lineman for the county.

Dave and Alonso's pick of the week: WORST WEEK

Dave and Alonso had to push back the Best of 2015 episode a week, so instead they discuss why the new Christian sports movie is like Turkish Star Wars. Like our Facebook page, leave a nice iTunes review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, whenever we go out the people always shout.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: PRINCESS MONONOKE

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974)

Dave discovers limits to his love of Kylie Minogue, Alonso marvels at how everything old in presidential politics is new again, and they both slowly crawl through some of the hottest streaming shows. Leave us a nice iTunes review, like our Facebook page, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, come into my world.

HitFix's Louis Virtel joins Dave and Alonso to remember the crappiest cinematic output of 2015, while the hosts discuss two acclaimed year-end releases. And disaster preparedness. Like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, leave us a nice review on iTunes, next is the E.

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Dave and Alonso take advantage of the relative calm of the holidays to catch up on some of the hottest streaming shows -- but how many can Dave take in one sitting? Like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, leave us an iTunes review, and never brought to mind.

Dave's pick of the week: He's still obsessed with the Jennifer Aniston Aveeno spots.

Alonso's pick of the week: Andre for the Holidays.

Dave and Alonso are full of Christmas foods but still have lots to say about Quentin Tarantino and the Nouvelle Vague, plus how adorable children ruin movies. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, here comes the jackpot question in advance.

Dave's DVD pick of the week: GOD TOLD ME TO

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: MEDIUM COOL

William "Bibbs" Bibbiani of the B-Movies Podcast joins Dave and Alonso for an episode-long dissection of the Mariah Carey/Hallmark Channel double feature "A Christmas Melody" and "Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas." We couldn't let the holidays go by without going deep on this one.

Ben Mankiewicz (of TCM and What the Flick?!) joins Dave and Alonso for a spoiler-free Star Wars discussion as well as an explanation for why he defaced a CITIZEN KANE poster. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, review us (and subscribe) on iTunes, she's the pride of the neighborhood.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: CRIMES OF THE HEART

Ben's DVD pick of the week: THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER

SPOILERS aplenty as Star Wars–ologists Jack Morrissey, Dave Cobb and Tom Ford join Dave and Alonso to go deep into this long-awaited sequel to discuss issues like fan service, Mary Sues and who might be related to whom. Seriously, don't listen to this one until after you've seen the movie.

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