Confidentially Speaking

Episode 10: How Sid Hudgens Ruined My Xmas Eve Date

The fellas review the events (and props) surrounding the Movie Premiere Pot Bust. The extensive career of the great Danny DeVito is poorly remembered. A recent movie reco is revisited. And Zumbo invents a new game which Winegardner might actually be good at.

Episode 9: Lynn-sanity

Zumbo wipes the slate clean with some Housekeeping. We make a pit stop at Nick's Liquors where we meet Lynn Bracken, Buzz Meeks, Sue Lefferts and Pierce Morehouse Patchett, who all do their best to keep Stensland awake. The fellas examine the life and career of Kim Basinger. One of the Baldwin brood gets cast, and Winegardner has a new theory about Zumbo's Obsession.

Episode 8: Introducing Mr. Richard A. Round

There's some housekeeping, there's some new segments (with new jingles), there's some other stuff. You know, like, whatever, OK?

Episode 7: Dudley Do-Wrong

Zumbo gets his head examined and the fellas do copious casting while Bill drones on about the life and crimes of one Dudley Liam Smith.

Episode 6: Bringing Exley Back

Zumbo fulfills a WWTP prophecy and, as an Exegesis, we Examine the third of our trio of heroes, Ed Exley. Guy Pearce's career is Exhumed and his authenticity is Examined. Excellent? Exactly!

Episode 5: Other LA Movies

You know, there are OTHER movies that take place in or are about Los Angeles. You know that, right? Good! Because this episode is about some of our favorites. So put the top down on your convertible and take a left on La Cienega, get yourself some In N' Out Burger, and soak up the sunshine, glamour and seedy underbelly of the City of Angels.

Episode 4: The Big V

In yet another explosive episode, Bill & Matt unravel the mysteries of Hilma, the Confidentially Speaking email & Bluesky addresses, Sergeant Jack Vincennes, Kevin Spacey's career, Pasty Doughy Bastard stuff, and much, much more!

Episode 3: Meet Bud White or Bud-der Face

The fellas are blushing with embarrassment in Housekeeping. We meet Bud White and get to know a lot about him. And Bill has a theory about why Zumbo is obsessed with LA Confidential.

Episode 2: 101 Greatest Screenplays

Bill & Zumbo review a list of the 101 Greatest Screenplays and try to decide where L.A. Confidential should land in the panoply of great scripts. Here's the list we were working from: 101 Greatest Screenplays

Episode 1: Expanding the Field

The fellas take a look at the film’s opening montage in painstaking detail and Jodie Foster's fake alien dad gets cast.

Opening Montage on YouTube