Movie criticism with lived-in bite.
Linoleum Knife is a long-running film criticism show built around Dave White and Alonzo Duraldi talking through new releases, Oscar contenders, documentaries, animation, horror, and repertory picks. The tone is loose, funny, and lived-in, with movie analysis often arriving after tea, travel stories, colds, family news, or a Pet Shop Boys tangent.
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Linoleum Knife is a film criticism podcast with the texture of a long-running conversation. Dave White and Alonzo Duraldi identify themselves as film critics, and the show’s center of gravity is clear: movies, the people who write about them, and the strange pressure of trying to keep up with everything. It is not a polished review desk. It is more like two sharp critics arriving at the table with tea, illness, family obligations, old music, deadline guilt, and a stack of screeners. The digressions matter. They set the mood before the criticism begins, and they make the opinions feel attached to actual days rather than floating above them. Recent episodes move through Oscar catch-up, animated releases, documentaries, horror sequels, international titles, and films around the pressure of keeping up. The range includes Project Hail Mary, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, Sirat, Late Shift, KPop Demon Hunters, The Perfect Neighbor, Elio, Zootopia 2, Scream 7, The Voice of Hind Rajab, and Mr. Nobody Against Putin. The show can be funny in a dry, self-deflating way. It can also turn bleak quickly, especially when a film opens questions about cults, politics, apocalypse, grief, or institutional collapse. A conversation about 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple becomes a discussion of superstition, science, religion, and the sadness of people organizing around destructive belief. A special critics roundtable broadens the lens to arts journalism itself, including layoffs and the shrinking space for film criticism. That professional context gives the show weight. Linoleum Knife is at its best when casual rhythm and serious judgment overlap: a joke lands, then a real critical point follows. It suits listeners who want movie talk that is opinionated, literate, and unafraid of weary honesty. The show has been around long enough to turn its own limitations into part of its charm, including jokes about early audio and fifteen years of barely improved process. Its authority comes less from ceremony than from continuity. These are critics who keep watching, keep arguing, and keep noticing what movies reveal about the culture around them.
Made for: For film listeners who want seasoned criticism, Oscar context, and candid conversation that can wander before it lands. It especially suits people who follow new releases, documentaries, horror, animation, international cinema, and the state of film journalism.
What sets it apart: Linoleum Knife blends critic-level analysis with the rhythm of a long domestic conversation, so reviews arrive alongside illness, travel, family news, music jokes, and workplace realities. Its special roundtable episodes also connect movie criticism to the broader survival of arts journalism.
Dave White and Alonso Duralde have opinions about movies. Here are them.
Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A mournful sequel discussion that finds cults, superstition, and moral reckoning after the apocalypse.
Linoleum Knife turns a post-apocalyptic sequel discussion into a grim meditation on what remains after civilization falls. Dave White, film critic and editor in chief of Sluggish, tracks the movie through cult indoctrination, science versus superstition, and the stubborn…
A holiday LKTV episode that moves from TV taxonomy to a Captain Kangaroo detour.
The episode opens with Dave White and Alonzo Duralde turning LKTV into a free holiday listen, starting with a self-aware riff on whether the show should be renamed and on what television means now across networks, cable, streaming, YouTube, and TikTok.
Mike Muncer and a different guest dissect two horror films per episode, by subgenre.
Dave White and Alonzo Duralde discuss holiday-themed television and media in a free holiday episode of LKTV.
The hosts discuss their changed recording setup due to a heat wave in Los Angeles while introducing an episode about Sandra Lee.
Dave White and Alonzo Duralde review Moana (2026), The Sheep Detectives, Motor City, and Her Private Hell, while discussing Pierre Creton’s films and Dave’s trip to Greenville, South Carolina.
Linoleum Knife episode 699 features Alonzo Doraldi and Dave White reviewing Young Washington, Supergirl, Minions & Monsters, and Jackass: Best and Last, with a brief discussion of The Invite.
Dave White and Alonzo Duralde review The Death of Robin Hood, Leviticus, Toy Story 5, and Maddie’s Secret through arguments about myth, queer trauma, screens, and sudden fame.
Alonzo Duralde and Dave White review The Last Viking, Masters of the Universe, Silent Friend, Power Ballad, I Love Boosters, and Disclosure Day.
Alonzo Duraldi and Dave White return after a 40-day podcast gap to review Is God Is, Obsession, Backrooms, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and Pressure.
Stephen Rebello joins Alonso Duralde and Dave White to discuss Criss Cross, his book on Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train, and Hitchcockian Thrillers, a guide to more than 150 films.
The hosts discuss their recent travel to Nashville for a family wedding and share news of a death in the family.
Two film critics engage in lighthearted banter about personal attitudes toward losing and music preferences, specifically discussing Pet Shop Boys mixes.
Two film critics discuss their efforts to catch up on Oscar-nominated films before the deadline, comparing it to writing college term papers.
Film critics Dave White and Alonzo Doraldi introduce their podcast episode discussing Oscar-related films including KPop Demon Hunters, The Perfect Neighbor, Arco, Elio, Come See Me in the Good Light, and Zootopia 2.
Two hosts discuss finding positivity in a horrible world by focusing on small daily wins, like earning Google ad money, while joking about their podcasting partnership.
A panel of film critics discusses the state of arts journalism, focusing on recent layoffs at the Washington Post and the challenges facing traditional media.
Linoleum Knife episode 685 reviews Mercy, Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice, Nia DaCosta’s Hedda and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Sam Raimi’s Send Help, and James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg.
This episode celebrates the 15th anniversary of the film critic podcast Linoleum Knife, reflecting on its origins in 2010 and improvements in sound quality over the years.
The hosts discuss whether to change the name of their TV-focused podcast while offering a holiday episode as a free treat to encourage Patreon subscriptions.
This episode features a discussion with guest Guy Branum about the 1970 Canadian film 'Mon Oncle Antoine', exploring its status as a Christmas film and its place in Canadian cinema.