Confidentially Speaking

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 n...

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: Dolmas Hair removal Haiku Joe Pesce Superman Ned Beatty And a hallway chitchat with Jack & Ed

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.