"Touching Story of Discovery & Revelation"
That's about the best way I can think of to describe this one without spoiling it. Colin West's LINOLEUM has been described by other sources as a comedy, science fiction, surreal and as undefinable, all of which are just as appropriate. Having premiered at least year's London Film Festival it's now getting a digital release from 101 Films.
Cameron (Jim Gaffigan) is the 50 year old presenter of not-so-popular children's science programme Above and Beyond, now consigned to a late night slot. Cycling home one day a car falls out of the sky and a man crawls out bearing a startling resemblance to him. It turns out the man is his replacement for presenting the show.
Then a small rocket crash lands in Cameron's back garden. The authorities declare his house a no-go zone but Cameron sees it as his chance to rebuild the rocket and become the astronaut he has always wanted to be. Meanwhile his scientist wife Erin (Rhea Seehorn) is filing for divorce, and his teenaged daughter Nora (Katelyn Nacon) is having problems at school.
Things get stranger and stranger until the climax when everything is pulled together nicely and the story ultimately becomes very moving. LINOLEUM is reminiscent of Richard Kelly's DONNIE DARKO and if you liked that you'll definitely want to give it a look. Here's the trailer:
Colin West's LINOLEUM is out on digital from 101 Films on Monday 17th April 2023
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