Colin West’s “Linoleum” is the kind of movie that’s all but impossible to review with any specificity, because so much of its achievement lies in its surprises – how it seems to be doing one thing while slyly doing another, without deception, and then revealing its ultimate intentions with grace and style. This is the writer/director’s second film, and he displays a confidence and storytelling acumen that’s frankly inspiring. 

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Jim Gaffigan stars as Cameron Edwin, a Bill Nye-type TV personality, but on a local (very local) level.

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Just when you thought you had caught up on your Peak TV viewing, here comes “Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later.” The follow-up to ‘First Day Of Camp’ drops viewers into the wild world of the 1990s, and it looks like fans are gonna have a blast.

The absolutely massive returning cast — A.D. Miles, Amy Poehler, Beth Dover, Chris Meloni, Chris Pine, David Hyde Pierce, David Wain, Elizabeth Banks, Eric Nenninger, H.

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Review: 'Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp' And The Danger Of Nostalgia-Driven Reboots

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Sundance Review: David Wain's 'They Came Together' Gives Assembly-Line Rom-Coms A Brisk, Bruising Rebuttal

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Cobie Smulders, Michael Ian Black & More Join David Wain’s ‘They Came Together’

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