Confidentially Speaking

Exley and White get into it over the treatment of poor Inez Soto. Winegardner gives his review of The Odyssey and the fellas discuss their views of Christopher Nolan's work.

The fellas talk about the movies they rewatch the most and why the heck we rewatch movies anyway.

Winegardner and Zumbo dissect this creepy scene from various scintillating angles, including an innovative Who Would They Play. And some other stuff probably happens, too.

The fellas pick up the interrogation scene as Bud "helps" Exley get to the bottom of it. We stumble upon a Zumbo's Obsession, and do some Housekeeping adjacent activity.

The fellas dive into a scene so epic, so intense, and so intriguing that it bursts the banks of a single episode.

Zumbo and Winegardner discuss the most iconic, most famous, and their favorite Needle Drops in movie history.

Jack and Ed follow the trail of specious evidence and make the collar on the presumed Nite Owl killers with the help of the comedy team of Breuning and Carlisle. The fellas go on a casting spree while Bill drives Zumbo nutty with a single word.

The PDB tries out a new condescending dialect while he and Exley brace a boxer with a really impressive resumé.

The fellas bring the deets about the furnishings of Lynn's apartment, Alan Ladd's height, and Veronica Lake's unflattering nicknames.

Back from their summer hiatus, the fellas criticize a tee shirt design, do some casting, catch up on what they've been watching, and generally dick-around for a while.

The fellas highlight their favorite movies that have an "A" as the second letter of the title.

The fellas visit the art deco splendor of the Patchett compound, where Bud finds Pierce playing with his balls in the garden.

Exley and Jack team up. Bud sniffs around Nick's Liquors. The fellas get into sacrificial lambs, the Wizard of Oz, and much much more!

While Dudley addresses the troops about Stensland's murder, Winegardner and Zumbo spend their precious time discussing random numbers and casting a rock band in makeup and a crusty old law professor.

Using LA Confidential as an example, Winegardner and Zumbo look at some of the instances when the esteemed Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences got the Best Picture category categorically wrong.

The fellas meet one of our film's oddest characters, reveal the identity of a mystery cameo, delve a little deeper into Zumbo's obsession, and do a bit of Housekeeping.

The fellas opine on the top 3 performances from their top 3 actresses of all time.

This episode has everything you could ever want:

Zumbo worried that Bill will be pedantic and boring

The return of a beloved segment from days of yore

Filling out some WWTP corrals

A crackerjack haiku

Bill being pedantic and boring

After some vocal warmups, the fellas recap Dick Stensland's last day in the office (and among the living), including all the fun a person can have with a banker's box. There's also some Watcha Watchin', we cast a great actress, and delve a bit deeper into Zumbo's Obsession.

Jack uses a telephone, Ginger delivers a line like a boss, and the fellas... wait a minute... Who the hell is Ginger???

It's the Confidentially Speaking Christmas Special! Sweet as a candy cane, cold as the North Pole, and packed with more cheesy holiday humor than you can shake Bruce Vilanch at. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

Vincennes is a hit at his first day on the vice squad. We cast a giant Swede and a delicious German. Both Winegardner & Zumbo have watched some stuff. And we get an update from the pastiest doughiest bastard of them all.

One episode. Two men. Three films times three directors each. That’s nine times two, so that’s…. Uh…. [calculator keys clicking at a furious pace]… exactly…. A lot. Trust us, it’s a lot. Math don’t lie.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to your criminal activities, our film's second montage arrives and the hits just keep on coming. And that's all I have to say about that.

Excerpt from Hush-Hush Magazine, October 10, 1953: "Hello Dear Readers from your beloved publisher, The Sidster! I had to fire the write-up guy this morning for truancy after he called out sick three days in a row for a "peanut butter overdose." He is now hospitalized after I told my good buddy, Dudley Smith, to sick his newest beefy recruit on my former employee. Rumor has it the new recruit is quite the pugilist and fixed it so Mr. Jif McSkippy will have to stick to creamy nut butters for a while since his jaw is now wired shut. I suppose...

Come and knock on our door. We've been waiting for you. Where we're talkin' 'bout movies with three heroes. We also do some casting along the way. Down in our rendezvous. Welcome aboard, it's love!

This episode really hits all the hot-button issues found in L.A. Confidential:

The fellas continue examining the fallout of Bloody Christmas. This time, we observe DA Lowe's creepy behavior from behind a two-way mirror. We cast a Washington. We stumble on a Zumbo's Obsession. And who know's what else?

Bill and Zumbo talk about their favorite movies from 1997 in a thoroughly logical, analytical manner completely devoid of nonsense and saying dumb stuff. Probably.

After a seamless, completely mindful and respectful opening in which both hosts are perfectly aligned, the fellas dig into a scene all about making a snitchin' decision. Somebody gets cast, things are watched. We learn about the awful LAPD Chief William Parker, and delve deep into Zumbo's subconscious to explore his obsession with this film. Then it ends seamlessly, mindfully and mercifully.

Sometimes, you're just trying to have an office Christmas party and a riot breaks out. It happens. We get it. We also get to cast an actress from Carlito's Way and a young feller from Star Wars. Maybe we roll out something pasty and doughy, too. It happens. We get it. And we pour one out for a favorite director, gone too soon.

Zumbo and Winegardner present their favorite movies that begin with the letter L. You know, because L.A. Confidential begins with the letter L. Get it? Yes, we know it's dumb. So what.

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.