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!

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

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

Zumbo & Winegardner are back to introduce a new podcast about a movie they love: LA Confidential. Lots of excuses are made regarding the quality of this podcast and its release schedule. Lots of future discussion topics are teased. Lots of questions are asked about the organizing principle of this endeavor. Lots of tip jar rules are clarified. Lots of theories are Lynne Brackened about why Zumbo is obsessed with this film. And lots of fun is had.

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