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Louis Virtel (Throwing Shade, Billy on the Street) drops in to help Dave and Alonso make heads or tails of the "edgy" gay jokes in yet another vintage TV reboot. Also: lots of character-actor name-dropping. Subscribe for free (and review us) on iTunes, follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @linoleumcast, the power lies on their side.

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He's our guest: Jack Morrissey, friend of the show and co-producer of "Disney's Beauty and the Beast," joins Dave and Alonso to give some insider perspective on the global box-office hit, from focus-group approved gays to singing dolls to what's next for director Bill Condon. Follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, subscribe for free (and review us) on iTunes, in this town there's only she/who is beautiful as me.

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Dave and Alonso catch up on two diametrically opposed new movies before catching up on some listener mail. Subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, gonna walk into London on my hands someday.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: IRMA VEP

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

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Dave and Alonso welcome Del Shores and Emerson Collins, who discuss their eagerly-awaited sequel A VERY SORDID WEDDING. Don't blame the guests for Dave and Alonso's opinions of certain LGBT advocacy groups. Subscribe for free (and review us) on iTunes, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and you will believe in love.

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Dave and Alonso record a quick recap of Envelope-gate, Halle Berry's wig, and other pressing matters. Subscribe (and review us) at iTunes, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, feels right.

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Dave and Alonso discuss an acclaimed new horror movie, and another one that's fallen between the cracks in North America, before getting into another fight about La La Land. Subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, get outta my way.

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The Great Wall, A Cure for Wellness, The Red Turtle, Lovesong, A United Kingdom

Dave and Alonso are, not surprisingly, more into the movies with hardly any dialogue than the ones with monster dogs and spa eels. Subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, the riddle of the model.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: POLICE

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: THE STORY OF QIU JU

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Fifty Shades Darker, The Lego Batman Movie, John Wick: Chapter 2

Dave has an idea for an action-oriented "L Word" reboot while Alonso compares John Wick's appeal to Harry Potter's. Subscribe (and review us) at iTunes, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, show me love and what it's all about.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM

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The Space Between Us, I Am Michael, The Comedian

Dave and Alonso take you step-by-step through an early contender for the Worst of 2017 and ponder James Franco's fascination with gay subject matter. Subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, this is the rhythm of the night.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: BELLS ARE RINGING

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: WHAT A WAY TO GO!

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Anne Thompson on Oscars and Sundance; The Salesman, I Am Not Your Negro

Dave and Alonso are joined by the legendary Anne Thompson (@akstanwyck) to talk about who benefits from the Oscar race, what were the must-sees at Sundance, and two great movies making their way into wider release. Follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, love that's only slightly soiled.

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A Dog's Purpose, Lion, Gold, Paris 05:59 Théo & Hugo

Dave & Alonso discuss the role of talking about movies while the world is coming to an end as well a French film in which the meet-cute takes place at an orgy. Subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, you're indestructible.

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Dave's streaming pick of the week: THE ANTIGONE OF SOPHOCLES AFTER HÖLDERLIN'S TRANSLATION ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY BRECHT 1948

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: PARENTS

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Split; xXx: Return of Xander Cage; 20th Century Women; I, Daniel Blake

Dave and Alonso catch up on a couple more interesting awards contenders, as well as a couple more crappy January releases. And Alonso discusses two interesting new docs premiering at Sundance, which he is not attending this year. Subscribe (and review us) at iTunes, follow us @linoleumcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, little birdie.

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Alonso's streaming pick of the week: EL PLACER ES MÍO at Filmatique.com

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Manohla Dargis on 2016

Manohla Dargis of The New York Times joins Dave and Alonso to talk about documentaries, Pauline Kael, emotional responses, resetting your internal rhythms and much more. Follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

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Hidden Figures, Sleepless, Paterson, Julieta, Underworld: Blood Wars, Christine; 2017 LAFCA Dinner

Dave and Alonso have their annual celebrity encounters at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Dinner and catch up on awards-season films, January crap-heaps and a powerful indie you might have missed. Follow us @linoleumcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, subscribe (and review us) for free at iTunes, someone in the crowd.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: CHRISTINE (2016)

Alonso's streaming pick of the week: Almodóvar on iTunes

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LKTV 061: One Day at a Time, Vivica's Black Magic, Chasing Cameron

Dave and Alonso kick off the year with one more freebie, in which they discover who makes Kim Kardashian look like Marie Curie, and they discuss why rapper Desiigner is like Pootie Tang meets Michael Stipe. Also, Netflix's reboot of a 70s sitcom classic, catching up with Degrassi and Little Women: Atlanta, and more!

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2016 in Review with Robert Abele and Peter Debruge

Dave and Alonso welcome Robert Abele (LA Times, TheWrap) and Peter Debruge (Variety) to discuss the year just past. (Manohla Dargis was stuck at the San Francisco airport; we'll have her on again soon.) Some arguments, some revelations and some wishes for 2017. Follow us @linoleumcast on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, subscribe (and leave us a nice write-up) on iTunes, derriere un Kleenex je saurais mieux, comment te dire adieu.

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Letters, Oh, We Get Letters

Dave and Alonso wade through listener mail -- one letter makes Dave realize he may need to completely reevaluate one of the year's horror hits, another has Alonso questioning why someone who no longer listens would write the show, and yet another features a best-of list that leaves them flummoxed over how many of the movies they've never seen. Follow us @linoleumcast on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, leave us a nice iTunes review, eight eight eight eight.

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Fences, Passengers, Sing, Patriots Day, Assassin's Creed

Dave and Alonso spend the first episode of 2017 catching up on the end of 2016. Learn why Reese Witherspoon is a pig (animated) and why Mark Wahlberg/Peter Berg movies are kinda like STONEWALL. Follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, panda panda panda.

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Dave's DVD/streaming picks of the week: THE NEON BULL and FOR THE PLASMA

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: VANYA ON 42ND STREET

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LKTV 060: Christmas with Kojak and My Mother, the Car

Dave and Alonso are still feeling the holiday spirit, so here's a FREE episode of LKTV, our podcast of the television that's usually available only to subscribers to our Patreon page -- you should totally consider becoming one of them. On this episode,we look back at the Christmas TV we consumed this year, including Cher, Good Times, Our Miss Brooks, The Mistletoe Promise, Maude, The Mod Squad and more!

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Collateral Beauty (Non-Spoiler); with Ryan Downey

Star Wars fanboy and friend of the show Ryan Downey joins Dave and Alonso to talk about the latest excursion to that universe, and sit slack-jawed at the explanation of the plot of Will Smith's latest. Don't miss out extra, spoiler-packed episode this week! We're @linoleumcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, just hear those sleigh bells ring-a-ling.

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SPOILERS for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Collateral Beauty; with Ryan Downey

Ryan Downey sticks around to go deep into SPOILER territory with Dave and Alonso, so don't listen unless you want all to be revealed. Follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, ring-ting-a-ling-a-ling too.

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Ryan's streaming pick of the week: STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: THE SEVENTH SEAL

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La La Land, Office Christmas Party, Believe

Dave and Alonso explain why the R-rated raunchy comedy is a more Christian movie that the ostensibly faith-based one, and they don't quite see eye-to-eye on one of the year's most acclaimed films. Follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, give us some love on iTunes, are you shining just for me.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: THE ESSENTIAL JACQUES DEMY

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: A WOMAN IS A WOMAN

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Jackie, Things to Come, LAFCA Awards

Dave and Alonso discuss the Los Angeles Film Critics Association honorees, bust out their breathy FLOTUS impersonations, and bow before the greatness of Isabelle Huppert for the second time in a month. Leave us a nice iTunes review, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, the corner Santa Claus.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: THE MAGIC BOX: THE FILMS OF SHIRLEY CLARKE, 1927-1986: PROJECT SHIRLEY, VOLUME FOUR

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: BLACK CHRISTMAS

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Moana, Bad Santa 2, Elle, Miss Sloane, Rules Don't Apply, Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened

Dave and Alonso rouse themselves from post-Thanksgiving food coma to talk complicated heroines, failure at the box office (movies that do it and movies about it) and other stuff. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @linoleumcast, leave us a nice iTunes review, burn your bridges, start again.

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Allied, The Edge of Seventeen; Listener Mail

Dave and Alonso wish you a Happy Thanksgiving with this extra in-betweener episode, catching up on a few movies and some (but not all) of the mail backlog. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, subscribe for free (and review us) on iTunes, the horse knows the way. 

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Manchester by the Sea, Nocturnal Animals, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Hunter Gatherer

Dave and Alonso got their eyes fried by one of the world's leading filmmakers, and they disagree on a film that's destined to be a big awards contender. Also, there's discussion of lima beans. Follow us @linoleumcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, review us (and subscribe) on iTunes, that's what love can do.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: HOT TYPE: 150 YEARS OF THE NATION

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE

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Arrival, Almost Christmas, The Love Witch, Loving

Dave and Alonso have a thing or two to say about the election, yes, but they also discuss quotable celebrity sex tapes and gummi candies (in two completely separate contexts). Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, she don't ask for things.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: THAT TENDER TOUCH

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: THE VELVET VAMPIRE

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Matt Zoller Seitz; Doctor Strange, Trolls, Hacksaw Ridge, I'm Not Ashamed

Dave and Alonso are joined by RogerEbert.com's Matt Zoller Seitz to talk about the complications of Mel Gibson, the trippier corners of the Marvel Universe, and the latest in problematic Christian cinema. Follow us @linoleumcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, it's a love thing.

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Inferno, The Handmaiden, King Cobra

Dave and Alonso get a relatively slow week before the year-end onslaught, and they discuss twink porn, kinky Koreans and a franchise that seems to finally embrace its own inherent absurdity. Subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, follow us @linoleumcast at Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, all around the world.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER...AND SPRING

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: SPLASH

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Dave and Alonso have a new Tyler Perry movie in their lives, which is reason enough for joy, but there are some really great indies that may or may not be showing at a theater near you that absolutely merit a look. Leave us a nice review at iTunes or on our various streaming platforms, follow us @linoleumcast at Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, or combing out their hair.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: WENDY AND LUCY

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY

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The Accountant, Kevin Hart: What Now?, Shin Godzilla, Aquarius

Dave and Alonso discuss monsters, math and the nature of applause. And there will be meandering. Follow us @linoleumcast at Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, leave us a nice review at iTunes, there'll be scary ghost stories.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: LA CIÉNAGA

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: NEIGHBORING SOUNDS

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The Girl on the Train, The Birth of a Nation, 13th, Middle School, The Greasy Strangler, Being 17 , American Honey, Blue Jay, Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience

So many movies to cover, but Dave and Alonso manage to fine time to discuss the finer points of men's-room cleanliness and other thorny issues. Review us on iTunes, follow us @linoleumcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, hootie tootie disco cutie.

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Alonso and Dave's DVD pick of the week: A FACE IN THE CROWD

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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Deepwater Horizon, Masterminds, Seed Money

Dave and Alonso discuss peanut-butter-to-chocolate ratios, the aesthetics of desire in gay adult media and other pressing subjects pertaining to the cinema. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, subscribe on iTunes (and leave us a nice review), to get a jolt from my electrodes.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: THE WAILING

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: BEETLEJUICE

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The Magnificent Seven (2016), Storks, Queen of Katwe, The Dressmaker, The Lovers and the Despot

Dave and Alonso discuss some welcome September surprises, plus the two classic films that led to a just-OK remake now in theaters. Leave us a nice iTunes review (and subscribe for free), follow us @linoleumcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and now I wonder.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: A TOWN CALLED PANIC

Alonso's DVD picks of the week: MISSISSIPPI MASALA and SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER

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Rena Owen of Once Were Warriors; Blair Witch, Bridget Jones's Baby, Snowden, Miss Stevens, Hillsong: Let Hope Rise, Author: The JT Leroy Story

Dave and Alonso are joined by legendary New Zealand actress Rena Owen to discuss the new U.S. Blu-Ray of the Kiwi classic ONCE WERE WARRIORS; plus we discuss why you really need to see both the latest JT Leroy documentary as well as THE CULT OF JT LEROY to get the full story. Subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, follow us @linoleumcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, will you meet me in the middle.

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Sully, When the Bough Breaks, Other People; #Venezia73; RIP Gene Wilder & Alexis Arquette

Dave and Alonso parse the politics of Eastwood's latest, remember icons who have left us, recap highlights from the 2016 Venice Film Festival, explain why Judy Garland's animated cat movie resembles GIGI, and discuss the Frederick Wiseman retrospective screenings. Leave us some nice feedback on iTunes, Stitcher, The Lounge, Google Play, Podbean, and anywhere else you can while you were looking for yourself out there.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: WIGSTOCK: THE MOVIE

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: NEVER MET PICASSO

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Morgan, The Light Between Oceans, Yoga Hosers; Listener Mail

Alonso's off at the Venice Film Festival, but he and Dave pre-taped this episode, where they answer a bunch (but not all) of backlogged letters from listeners. Alonso has seen the week's major new films; Dave has a lot to say about his colonoscopy. Happy Labor Day! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, subscribe for free on iTunes (and leave us a nice review), the pure tenor quality of the voice of Harold.

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Don't Breathe, Southside With You, The Hollars, The Sea of Trees; BBC 100 Films

Dave and Alonso are stunned that two really good movies surfaced in the clearance sale that is late August. Also, Alonso totally spoils the new Gus Van Sant, but not until the very end of the episode. And we talk about what's interesting and what's flawed in the BBC 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century list. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, subscribe and review us on iTunes, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh.

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War Dogs, Ben-Hur, Kubo and the Two Strings, Hell or High Water, Lo and Behold, Little Men, The Fight Within

Dave and Alonso catch up on some late-summer indie surprises, Christian movies both cheap and expensive, and an extravaganza of white male privilege. Follow us @linoleumcast at Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, wild horses couldn't drag me away.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: 3 BAD MEN

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE EIGHTH DIMENSION

 

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Travis McElroy; Sausage Party, Pete's Dragon, Florence Foster Jenkins

Podcaster extraordinaire Travis McElroy joins Dave & Alonso to talk about Disney trauma, technical difficulties and other pressing topics. Follow us @linoleumcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, subscribe (and leave us a nice review) on iTunes, it's a new craze.

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Suicide Squad, Nine Lives, The Little Prince, Don't Blink: Robert Frank; Make Me: Higher Ground

Dave and Alonso talk about That Superhero Movie, but also another Straub-Huillet movie and the latest in the "Make Me" series of films they're making each other watch. Subscribe (and review us) at iTunes, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, en pile ou face.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: BELLADONNA OF SADNESS

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: DAY FOR NIGHT

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Jason Bourne, Bad Moms, Nerve, Women He's Undressed; Sarah Jacobson

Dave and Alonso are surprised and disappointed this week by the big new releases, and recommend a dishy new doc full of Hollywood gowns and gossip. Follow us @linoleumcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, subscribe at iTunes (and leave us a review), now that I've discovered what you mean to me.

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Dave Holmes; Star Trek Beyond, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Ice Age: Collision Course, Lights Out

Dave Holmes drops by to talk with Dave and Alonso about his hilarious new memoir PARTY OF ONE, along with a look at the films of the week. (One of which Dave spoils, but only at the very end.) Follow us @linoleumcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, leave us a review on iTunes, just take the good with the bad and don't think.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: LOUDER THAN BOMBS

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: THE IN-LAWS

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Ghostbusters (2016), The Infiltrator, Café Society, Equals, Five Minutes to Live

With Outfest behind them, Dave and Alonso can dig back into the new movies, including a Kristen Stewart vehicle so forgettable that it sets off perhaps a record number of tangents and digressions. Subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, follow us @linoleumcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, it gets better, that's for sure.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: CLOSE-UP

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: HEAVEN'S GATE

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MIke and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Captain Fantastic; The Devils (1971); Outfest and Karlovy Vary Film Festival

Alonso's bouncing from film festival to film festival, so he and Dave discuss...well, food, but eventually movies. Follow us @linoleumcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, leave us an iTunes review, I wouldn't want to live with the pain.

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Alonso's DVD pick of the week: THE BOX

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The BFG, The Legend of Tarzan, The Purge: Election Year; Spoilers for Midnight Special, The Invitation, Tickled

Dave and Alonso pre-taped this holiday weekend episode, where we finally deliver on some promised spoilers and catch up on (some, but not all) old letters. Happy 4th! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, leave us a nice iTunes review, doodle do or die.

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Dave's streaming pick of the week: AT SEA

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: THE WITCHES

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Independence Day: Resurgence, The Shallows, Swiss Army Man, The Neon Demon, Wiener-Dog; Make Me: Au Hasard Balthazar

In the introductory segment of "Make Me," Dave gets Alonso to watch AU HASARD BALTHAZAR, which ties in perfectly with the new Todd Solondz. Also, the great awfulness of the latest from NWR, the superhuman effort Judy Garland exerts to put one good number in IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME, and the dieting hijinks of REDUCING. Follow us @linoleumcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and leave us a nice iTunes review. Rock on with your bad self.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: DARK HORSE

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: WHO ARE YOU, POLLY MAGGOO?

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Finding Dory, Central Intelligence, Tickled

Dave and Alonso are surprised by the strong offerings of a mid-summer weekend. (And also by that audio glitch at the beginning -- our apologies.) Review us on iTunes, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, you just sputter and fizz like old headache powder.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: THE WAVE

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: FEDS

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The Conjuring 2, Warcraft, Now You See Me 2, De Palma, Genius

Dave and Alonso get it together enough to discuss what's fun and what's scary (and what's not). Like us on Facebook, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, leave us an iTunes review, can you tell me why.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: MOON

Alonso's DVD pick (which apparently isn't out on DVD yet) of the week: HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT

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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Me Before You, Weiner, Chevalier

Dave and Alonso discuss pop parody, sex and politics, Greek manhood, and death pudding. Like our Facebook page, follow @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, review us (and subscribe) on iTunes, yes yes yes on and on as I flex.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: THE PURGE & THE PURGE: ANARCHY

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: HOT ROD

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Cannes Recap with Justin Chang; X-Men Apocalypse, Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Ones Below, The Wailing

Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times has the scoop about this year's Cannes Film Festival, then sticks around to talk mutants and occult Korean serial killers with Dave and Alonso. Like our Facebook page, subscribe and review us on iTunes, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, bet on it.

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Justin's DVD pick of the week: ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: X2

Dave's DVD pick of the week: THE CHASER

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The Angry Birds Movie, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, The Nice Guys, Sunset Song

Dave shuts down talkers at the arthouse, Alonso remembers being a kid in the sexed-up '70s. Like our Facebook page, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, subscribe on iTunes (and leave us a review), I'm gonna stay right where I am.

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Alonso's DVD picks of the week: KISS KISS BANG BANG and THE LONG DAY CLOSES

Dave's DVD pick of the week: THE DEEP BLUE SEA

Direct download: Linoleum_20160522.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 1:05pm PST

Money Monster, The Lobster, Love & Friendship, High-Rise, Last Days in the Desert

Dave and Alonso discuss two films that are among the best of 2016 so far, and three that aren't. Also, peak snoot and sleep busses. Like our Facebook page, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, leave us a nice review on iTunes, cry boy cry.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: THE STUFF

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: CUPCAKES

Direct download: LK_20160515.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 5:32pm PST

Captain America: Civil War, A Bigger Splash, Green Room, The Family Fang

Dave and Alonso discuss TV punks and films about art (not to be confused with art films) on this week's episode. Like our Facebook page, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, review us (and subscribe for free) on iTunes, that's what they don't know.

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Dave's pick of the week: Straub-Huillet Retrospective at MOMA

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: I AM LOVE

Direct download: Linoleum_20160508.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 4:37pm PST

Wong Kar Wai expert John Powers, Keanu, Mother's Day

John Powers (Vogue, Fresh Air) joins Dave and Alonso to talk about his gorgeous book WKW: THE CINEMA OF WONG KAR WAI. So it's weird when we then have to talk about Garry Marshall. Like us on Facebook, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, and the sky is gray.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: CHUNGKING EXPRESS

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE

Direct download: Linoleum_20160501.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 2:03pm PST

RIP Prince, The Huntsman: Winter's War, Nina, The Meddler, Francofonia, Absolute Beginners at 30

Dave and Alonso laugh about Snow White: The Winter Soldier and mourn the Purple One. Subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, like our Facebook page, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, Gustav Mahler number three is jammin' on the box.

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Alonso's Blu-ray pick of the week: DEATH BECOMES HER

Direct download: Linoleum_20160425.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 5:17pm PST

The Jungle Book, Barbershop: The Next Cut, Sing Street, Godard's A Married Woman

Dave and Alonso discuss talking animals, nouvelle vague editing, 80s Britpop and Nicki Minaj as the new Jayne Mansfield, among many other topics. Leave us an iTunes review, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, oo-bee-doo.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: THE INFORMER

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: BEGIN AGAIN

Direct download: Linoleum_20160417.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 5:36pm PST

The Boss, Hardcore Henry, Midnight Special, Demolition, The Invitation, Louder Than Bombs, Golden Eighties

Dave and Alonso watch unsubtitled French movies, disappointing third acts and movies that can't be discussed without getting into spoiler territory. Review us (and subscribe) on Facebook, like our Facebook page, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, but love taught me.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: VENUS BEAUTY INSTITUTE

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: LADY IN THE LAKE

Direct download: Linoleum_20160410.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 4:30pm PST

God's Not Dead 2, Everybody Wants Some!!

Dave guides Alonso (and everyone else) through the minefield of dog-whistles and straw men that make up the latest faith-based flick. Also we talk about Kate Smith, for some reason. Like our Facebook page, leave us a review (and subscribe) at iTunes, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, hotel motel Holiday Inn.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: CHANTAL AKERMAN - FOUR FILMS

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: THE NEW AGE

Direct download: Linoleum_20160403.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 7:30am PST

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Take Me to the River, My Golden Years, Mountains May Depart

Dave and Alonso prefer three arthouse releases to the big jive-ass superhero movie which, to be fair, is not a knee-jerk reaction on their part. Review us (and subscribe) at iTunes, like our Facebook page, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, drop me in the water.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: Anything by Jia Zhangke

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: BATMAN (1966)

Direct download: Linoleum_20160327.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 12:15pm PST

Special: Spring 2016 All-Mail Review

There's still this week's regular episode to come, but in the meantime, Dave and Alonso sift through the listener mailbag and get to long-ignored correspondence. Questions are answered, lists are knifed, and criticism and praise alike are manfully accepted.

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Direct download: Linoleum_20160325.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 2:59pm PST

SXSW Recap, Miracles From Heaven, Pee-wee's Big Holiday, Cemetery of Splendor, The Clan

Alonso recounts his "curated travel experience" to Austin for SXSW 2016, while Dave sees a contemporary faith-based film that merits comparison to his beloved Bresson. Like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, leave us a review on iTunes (and subscribe for free there), a huffin' and a puffin' and away she goes.

Dave's DVD pick of the week: Anything by Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: COUSINS

Direct download: Linoleum_20160320.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 12:47pm PST

10 Cloverfield Lane, The Young Messiah, The Brothers Grimsby

Dave and guest host William Bibbiani find some good in the latest Christian drama, find some bad in a buddy comedy, and review 10 Cloverfield Lane twice because they know how you hate spoilers. Subscribe and review us on iTunes, like our Facebook page, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, and follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and subscribe to his show, The B-Movies Podcast.

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Dave's DVD Pick of the Week: BROOKLYN and CAROL

Bibbs's DVD Pick of the Week: MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK

Direct download: Linoleum_Knife_10_Cloverfield_Lane_The_Young_Messiah_Brothers_Grimsby.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:58pm PST

Zootopia, London Has Fallen, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, The Other Side of the Door

Dave and Alonso wind up talking a lot about race this week, but it's all because of the week's new movies. Subscribe and review us on iTunes, like our Facebook page, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, and you come to me on a summer breeze.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: JUDGE PRIEST

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: THE TRIBE

Direct download: Linoleum_20160306.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 11:57am PST

#OscarsSoWhat with Buzzfeed's Adam B. Vary; Gods of Egypt, Eddie the Eagle, Triple 9, Only Yesterday

Adam B. Vary from Buzzfeed tells Dave and Alonso about the Oscars from inside the Dolby Theatre and shares some college ghost stories for good measure. Subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, because I haven't got one.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: DOWNHILL RACER

Adam's DVD pick of the week: M (1931)

 

Direct download: Linoleum_20160228.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 12:59pm PST

The Witch, Risen, Race; with Jen Yamato

Satanists, karaoke and donuts are just some of the topics that Jen Yamato (Daily Beast) discusses with Dave and Alonso, as we turn a dead-ish week at the movies into engaging conversation. Like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, leave us a nice review on iTunes, support our Patreon page, what am I doing without cha.

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Jen's DVD pick of the week: TURBO KID

Dave's DVD pick of the week: ENTERTAINMENT

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: CADFAEL

 

Direct download: Linoleum_20160220.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 4:45pm PST

Deadpool, Zoolander 2, How to Be Single

Dave and Alonso don't quite see eye-to-eye about superheroes, rom-coms or even Valentine's Day itself. Subscribe to (and review) us on iTunes, like our Facebook page, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, no Halloween.

Dave's DVD pick of the week: PARIS BELONGS TO US

Alonso's pick of the week: DC SHOWCASE PRESENTS AMBUSH BUG

Direct download: Linoleum_20160214.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 4:57pm PST

Hail, Caesar! Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, The Choice, 4th Man Out; with Drew Droege

Southern accents and Velveeta are just two of the topics that pop up when the hilarious Drew Droege drops in to talk about the week's new movies. Thanks to everyone who has supported the show via our Patreon page! The podcast of the cinema remains free, but for LKTV and other exclusive goodies, you should become a subscriber. Leave us a nice iTunes review, like our Facebook page, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, you're a pal and a confidant.

Follow Drew on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook; if you're in Los Angeles, get tickets to see him in The Devil Wears Prada: The Unauthorized Musical Parody and Golden Girlz: Alive & Kicking.

Drew's DVD pick of the week: CRIMSON PEAK

Dave's DVD pick of the week: THE DICKS FROM TEXAS

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: THE EMIGRANTS/THE NEW LAND

Direct download: Linoleum_20160206.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 3:16pm PST

Kung Fu Panda 3, The Finest Hours, Fifty Shades of Black, The Treasure, Born Reckless

Dave and Alonso proudly introduce their Patreon page for Linoleum Knife subscribers and then talk about a very mixed bag of January releases. But seriously, go visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/LinoleumKnife

Dave's DVD pick of the week: DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST

Alonso's Blu-ray pick of the week: UP THE CREEK

Direct download: Linoleum_20160131.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 2:29pm PST

LKTV 013: DC's Legends of Tomorrow, War & Peace, Gilmore Girls, The Circus, Chrissy Teigen's Hungry, Little Women: Atlanta, Skin Tight

Dave and Alonso cover everything from Tolstoy and Trump to Wendy Williams vs. Kanye West in a wildly eclectic look at the week in television. Review us on iTunes, like our Facebook page, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, you spun me round and knocked me on my axis mundi

Dave's pick of the week: "You Can Eat Bread"

Alonso's pick of the week: DOWNTON ABBEY, SEASON 6

Direct download: LKTV_20160129.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 4:42pm PST

Sundance 2016 with William "Bibbs" Bibbiani of The B-Movies Podcast

Alonso's in Park City again, and he and Bibbs have a sit-down to discuss the films they've seen in the first few days of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. (Except Alonso forgot to bring up GOAT for some reason -- go read his review at TheWrap.) Follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, like us on Facebook, leave us a positive review on iTunes (where you can subscribe for free), release your peace.

Elsewhere in Change Partners and (Sun)dance, Dave joined Witney on this week's B-Movies Podcast.

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD

Bibbs' DVD picks of the week: JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS and GOOSEBUMPS

Direct download: Linoleum_20160124.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 8:38pm PST

LKTV 012: Degrassi: Next Class, Billions, Fit to Fat to Fit, Just Jillian

Alonso gets his fix of Canadian hormonal-teen soap opera, while Dave watches overweight people and their trainers cry. Also, we finally finish Making a Murderer, keep up with Idol auditions, learn more life lessons from Wendy Williams, and lament what happens to old shows that get shoehorned into new time slots. Like us on Facebook, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, leave us a nice review on iTunes, whatcha know to be real.

Alonso's pick of the week: SHOW ME A HERO

Dave's pick of the week: Amazon Prime ad with the pony

Direct download: LKTV_20160120.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 6:25pm PST

Best of 2015 with Manohla Dargis, Robert Abele and Peter Debruge (Audio Fix)

[We sincerely hope this version makes it easier to hear our wonderful guests.]

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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Direct download: Linoleum_20160116_fix.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 1:31pm PST

Best of 2015 with Manohla Dargis, Robert Abele and Peter Debruge

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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Follow Peter on Twitter: @askdebruge

Direct download: Linoleum_20160116.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 6:20pm PST

LKTV 011: American Idol, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, Golden Globes, State of the Union, Angel from Hell

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

Direct download: LKTV_20160113.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 3:46pm PST

"The Forest," "Chimes at Midnight," "The Masked Saint," Letters

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)

Direct download: Linoleum_20160110.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 1:52pm PST

LKTV 010: Downton Abbey, Galavant, Rachel Maddow, Getting On, Signé Chanel

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.

Direct download: LKTV_20160106.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 10:06pm PST

"The Revenant," "Anomalisa," Worst Films of 2015; with Louis Virtel

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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Direct download: Linoleum_20160103.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 5:05pm PST

LKTV 009: Making a Murderer, Jessica Jones, Transparent: To Binge or Not to Binge

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.

 

Direct download: LKTV_20151231.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 1:39pm PST

"The Hateful Eight," "Joy," "Concussion," "45 Years," "Daddy's Home," "Point Break"

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

Direct download: Linoleum_20151227.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 12:16pm PST

LKTV 008: We Need to Talk About Mariah Carey

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.

Direct download: LKTV_20151223.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 6:06pm PST

Ben Mankiewicz; "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "Sisters," "Horse Money"

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

 

Direct download: Linoleum_20151220.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 5:30pm PST

The All–"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Spectacular with Jack Morrissey, Dave Cobb and Tom Ford

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.

The All–"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Spectacular is brought to you by RogerandChris.com, Home of the Unboring Home.

Direct download: Linoleum_20151220_SW.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 2:54pm PST

LKTV 007: A Very Murray Christmas, The Soup Finale, Star Plates, Born This Way, Beverly Hills 90210, M2M TV, Mad Men Carousel

In the last LKTV before the holidays, Dave and Alonso have ideas for the new Queen of Christmas and revel in what may be the first auteurist Christmas special. Like our Facebook page, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, and thanks to all of our listeners who voted for us in the AVClub Best of 2015 poll.

Dave's TV pick of the week: Toyota, "Carolers"

Alonso's TV pick of the week: A CHRISTMAS WITHOUT SNOW

Matt Zoller Seitz's MAD MEN CAROUSEL is now on sale at Amazon

Direct download: LKTV_20151219.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 6:12pm PST

"In the Heart of the Sea," "The Big Short," "Christmas, Again"

Dave and Alonso disagree about dining establishments, but they both like a new holiday indie and are disappointed with Ron Howard's maritime tale. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, review us on iTunes, the lights on the tree, I wish you could see.

Linoleum Knife is brought to you by Reed Martin's indie film guide THE REEL TRUTH, available in paperback from Amazon or as an eBook on iTunes.

Dave's DVD pick of the week: FINDERS KEEPERS

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: INSIDE JOB

Direct download: Linoleum_20151213.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 11:44am PST

"Krampus," "Youth," "Macbeth," "The Lady in the Van"; LAFCA Winners & Losers

Alonso pours the tea about this year's Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards while Dave wishes for more scares in his holiday horror. Like our Facebook page, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter and Instagram, subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, it's Christmastime, when love is king.

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Alonso's DVD pick of the week: THRONE OF BLOOD

Dave's DVD pick of the week: MACBETH (1971)

Direct download: Linoleum_20151206.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 6:33pm PST

LKTV 006: The Wiz Live!, It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown, The Great Holiday Baking Show, Perry Como's Christmas Show, Roseanne, The Golden Girls, Nigella Lawson

Musical extravaganzas, food preparation, holiday episodes, and yet another episode of Manimal -- that's just a sample of what you'll get from Dave and Alonso on this latest podcast of the television. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, review us (and subscribe) on iTunes, thank you world!

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Dave's pick of the week: That Jennifer Aniston Aveeno spot where she pretends to make a smoothie.

Alonso's pick of the week: THE GATHERING

Direct download: LKTV_20151204.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 5:00pm PST

Nathan Rabin and Curt Holman; "The Good Dinosaur," "Creed," "Victor Frankenstein," "Partners"

Two of our favorite Atlanta-based film critics join Dave and Alonso to discuss the Thanksgiving releases and a vintage homophobic "classic"; Dave spends much of the episode AWOL to tussle with the West Hollywood parking division. Like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, and lots of wavy hair like Liberace.

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Curt's DVD pick of the week: RE-ANIMATOR

Nathan's DVD pick of the week: THE HEARTBREAK KID

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Category:general -- posted at: 9:51am PST

Dave and Alonso take a break from Thanksgiving week to dip into two strangely wonderful TV offerings of yore, only one of which includes Cher duetting on "Jingle Bells." Like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, and soon Miss Fanny Bright was seated at my side.

If you're in Los Angeles on December 2, don't miss Alonso at A Movie Little Christmas in Tinseltown 2 in the Outfest West Hollywood series.

Direct download: LKTV_20151125.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 6:04pm PST

"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2," "The Night Before," "Carol," "Truth in Their Eyes," "Flowers," "Summer of Sangaile"

Dave and Alonso are fine with bows and arrows, but they're really enthusiastic about mink coats and cigarettes this week. Like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, subscribe for free (and review us) on iTunes, once I had a secret love.

Linoleum Knife is brought to you by Reed Martin's independent film guide THE REEL TRUTH, available in paperback from Amazon and as an eBook on iTunes.

Dave's DVD pick of the week: IKIRU

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: DROWNING BY NUMBERS

Direct download: Linoleum_20151121.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 1:35pm PST

LKTV 004: Master of None, W/ Bob and David, The Great British Baking Show, The King Family Show: Thanksgiving, Christmas Episodes of The Facts of Life and GI Joe

Dave and Alonso contemplate buildings of bread that have nothing to do with British bakers. Like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, from now through November 30, purchase all ten Linoleum Knife Presents More Linoleum Knife episodes for just $14.99.

Dave's pick of the week: "#1 Butt Satisfier"

Alonso's pick of the week: BETTER CALL SAUL

Direct download: LKTV_20151118.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 5:10pm PST

"Love the Coopers," "By the Sea," "Dangerous Men"

Dave and Alonso talk cupcakes, wine, false eyelashes and Christmas at the Napa Valley Film Festival. Like us on Facebook, subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, one for Peter, two for Paul.

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Dave's DVD pick of the week: DANS PARIS

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: A CHRISTMAS TALE

Direct download: Linoleum_20151115.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 9:56am PST

LKTV 003: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas TV: Adam-12, 227, Simon & Simon, I Was Impaled; Tori & Dean's Family Thanksgiving

Dave and Alonso start exploring the weird world of Christmas-themed reruns, plus some awkward cooking time with a reality TV sweetheart. And we might not still be down for Supergirl. Like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter & Instagram @linoleumcast, subscribe and review us on iTunes, see the man.

Dave's pick of the week: OurTime.com spots

Alonso's pick of the week: SWINGTOWN

Direct download: LKTV_20151112.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 5:56pm PST

"SPECTRE," "The Peanuts Movie," "Spotlight," "Brooklyn," "Trumbo," "In Jackson Heights," "The Pippi Longstocking Collection"

Dave and Alonso discuss what Frederick Wiseman movies have in common with "Gilmore Girls," the conversational joys of gastric distress and the little Swedish girl who invented punk rock. Like our Facebook page, subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, he shot Liberty Valance.

Pick up our latest Linoleum Knife Presents More Linoleum Knife, devoted to SNOOPY COME HOME. The show is brought to you by Reed Martin's THE REEL TRUTH. The audiobook of Dave White's EXILE IN GUYVILLE is now available as well.

Dave's DVD pick of the week: The films of Frederick Wiseman.

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: THE BLACKWATER LIGHTSHIP

And don't forget THE PIPPI LONGSTOCKING COLLECTION

Direct download: Linoleum_20151107.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 8:00am PST

LKTV 002: Ash vs. Evil Dead, Brain Surgery Live, The Judy Garland Show, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Dave and Alonso look at musical numbers and chainsaws this week, plus an update on Supergirl and The Affair. Drop us a line at linoleumpodcast [at] gmall [dot] com

Dave's pick of the week: SWEET LOVES MILK

Alonso's pick of the week: SPECIAL BULLETIN

Direct download: LKTV_20151104.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 2:23pm PST

Fifth Anniversary Special with Grae Drake; "Burnt," "Our Brand Is Crisis," "Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse," "Love"

Mother Superior of the show Grae Drake joins Dave and Alonso to celebrate our fifth anniversary, along with some great memories sent in by listeners. Oh, and we talk about sous-vides too. Subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, we sang the songs into the hairbrush and gave Donny and Marie the bum's rush.

Our SNOOPY COME HOME commentary track is now live; PayPal us $1.99 at linoleumpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com and include your e-mail address. The EXILE IN GUYVILLE audiobook is now available for preorder at exileinguyvillebook.tumblr.com

Linoleum Knife is brought to you by Reed Martin's indie film guide THE REEL TRUTH, available in paperback from Amazon.com or as an e-book from iTunes.

Dave's DVD pick of the week: DO I SOUND GAY?

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: EVERLASTING LOVE

Direct download: Linoleum_20151030.m4a
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LKTV 001: Supergirl, The Affair, The Grinder, The Muppets, Theresa Checks In, Wendy Williams on Taylor vs. Adele, Which Is Probably Not a Thing

Dave and Alonso take a stab at a NEW podcast, all about the TV they watch every week. Is Supergirl all about ethics in gaming journalism? Do Theresa's kids really not know she's in jail? Is Pacey enough to get Dave to watch a Showtime serial? So much to learn!

Dave's pick of the week: Rashida Jones/Peggy Lipton Verizon ad

Alonso's pick of the week: SENSE8

Direct download: LKTV_20151028.m4a
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Dave and Alonso try to figure out why two women-in-rock movies didn't work, and highlight a fascinating indie you should seek out via streaming. Like our Facebook page, follow on Twitter & Instagram @linoleumcast, review us on iTunes, El Camino something something Quentin Tarantino.

Linoleum Knife is brought to you by the indie filmmaking guide THE REEL TRUTH by Reed Martin.

Dave's DVD pick of the week: PARTNERS

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS

Direct download: Linoleum_20151025.m4a
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"Crimson Peak," "Goosebumps," "Bridge of Spies," "The Assassin," "Truth," "Beasts of No Nation," "Jane B. par Agnès V."; with trailer editor Bill Neil

Friend of the show Bill Neil from Buddha Jones spills the dirt to Dave and Alonso about how trailers get made in a crowded week for new movies. Subscribe (and review us) on iTunes, like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast, je vais et je viens.

Pick up our latest Linoleum Knife Presents More Linoleum Knife episode, dedicated to the classic Marilyn Monroe/Jane Russell musical comedy GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES.

Dave's DVD pick of the week: FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS

Bill's DVD pick of the week: HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH

Direct download: Linoleum_20151018.m4a
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"Pan," "Steve Jobs," "Jafar Panahi's Taxi," "Electric Boogaloo," "Fateful Findings"

Dave can barely find the words to describe how terrible the Peter Pan prequel is while Alonso wonders if we should worry about Iran's nuclear program when they can't even stop Jafar Panahi from releasing new movies. Like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @linoleumcast , leave us an iTunes review, if you're feeling sad and lonely, there's a service I can render.

Now available: the Linoleum Knife Presents More Linoleum Knife episode dedicated to GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES: http://bit.ly/1OSX4jQ

Dave's streaming pick of the week: THE WHITE BALLOON

Alonso's DVD pick of the week: PETER PAN (2003)

Direct download: Linoleum_20151011.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 1:41pm PST