LINOLEUM
Mar 31 to Apr 3
Friday thru Monday 3:45, 8pm
Colin West - 2023 - 102m
Cameron Edwin (Jim Gaffigan), the host of a failing children's science TV show called "Above & Beyond", has always had aspirations of being an astronaut. After a mysterious space-race era satellite coincidentally falls from space and lands in his backyard, his midlife crisis manifests in a plan to rebuild the machine into his dream rocket. As his relationship with his wife (Rhea Seehorn) and daughter (Katelyn Nacon) start to strain, surreal events begin unfolding around him -- a doppelgänger moving into the house next door, a car falling from the sky, and an unusual teenage boy forging a friendship with him. He slowly starts to piece these events together to ultimately reveal that there's more to his life story than he once thought.
“...the emotional punch it packs has the weight of entire lifetimes behind it.” - The Hollywood Reporter, Angie Han
“An otherworldly tragedy about endings and beginnings, and the existential rot whose origins feel unknown.” - IndieWire, Robert Daniels
“A surprising and poignant reflection on what it means to live a fulfilling life, the memories and evocations of which will swell within you long after they’ve passed.” - Austin Chronicle, Trace Sauveur
“With this film about people trying to find what makes them extraordinary, West has made an extraordinary tale of the personal universes we all inhabit, the strange messiness of life, and the beauty of how everything all shakes out in the end.” - Collider, Ross Bonaime
“Jim Gaffigan Shines in a Startlingly Resonant Indie Sci-Fi Drama ... LINOLEUM snuck up and just absolutely clobbered me." - The Playlist, Jason Bailey
“A lovely experience to give yourself over to.” - Geek Vibes Nation, Devin McGrath-Conwell
“A lovely, celestial gem.” - Hammer to Nail, M.J. O’Toole
“The movie looks, sounds, and moves like a million bucks. What else can you possibly ask for?” - High on Films, Pramit Chatterj
“Director Colin West plucks heartstrings that inspire our zest for lives lived to the fullest, creating something outstandingly emotional in the last few scenes.” - IGN, Matt Donato
“A heartfelt and touching movie about finding joy and fulfillment in life.” - Film Threat, Alan Ng
“Strong performances from the entire cast led by Jim Gaffigan give the film its beating heart, and when paired with more abstract scientific concepts West explores, the eventual alignment of the mind and body is a mighty thing to behold.” - Moveable Fest, Stephen Saito
“In the final few minutes of SXSW selection Linoleum, I was in tears, speechless, and yearning desperately to find another critic who also watched so I could talk about it.” - Josh At The Movies, Allison Brown
“Jim Gaffigan has never been better than he is in writer/director Colin West's quirky, perplexing, and ultimately beautiful dramedy ‘Linoleum…’”
“Jim Gaffigan has easily delivered a career-best performance.” - Slash Films, Ethan Anderton
