In southern California, just outside Hollywood, there is a most unusual hotel. A hotel dedicated to the golden age of cinema and the departures of its most influential and notorious players. It is a destination that spotlights the manners in which these men and women of Hollywood perished. The rooms are decorated with an array of evidence and clues, unique to each death, and fitted with a cast of department store manikins which stand in for the major roles involved - Forensic precision made ...
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Totally Tell Me is a fully erect film review podcast for the modern idiot that now records its shows LIVE on Twitch, YouTube and Facebook! Hosted by Dominic Mercurio (filmmaker, drummer) and Laura Weinbach (singer, guitarist). Both are members of the Bay Area-based band Foxtails Brigade. Each week, they bring on a guest from the Bay Area music, comedy, and arts scene to discuss a new or classic film as well as a grab bag of other bite sized butt nugget topics. Strap on and tune in. New episo ...
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On this weeks episode we're discussing "Longlegs" the new horror film from Osgood Perkins! Before our review, in the first half of the episode, we discuss a variety of shenanigans. Be sure to catch us as we record these episodes LIVE on Twitch and YouTube to be a part of the show!This episode was recorded LIVE on July 28th 2024.follow us on your pr…
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Angela (with Brent Weinbach) Ep. 131
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On this weeks episode we're discussing the 1995 dark drama "Angela" with special guest Brent Weinbach! Brent is a comedian (and Laura's brother!) who you might know from PoundHouse or his other podcast with Laura - The Chicken Coop! We're thrilled to have him back on the show! Before our review, in the first half of the episode, we discuss a variet…
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On this weeks episode we're discussing "I Saw The TV Glow" the sophomore feature from Jane Schoenbrun! Before our review, in the first half of the episode, we discuss a variety of shenanigans. Be sure to catch us as we record these episodes LIVE on Twitch and YouTube to be a part of the show!This episode was recorded LIVE on June 30th 2024.follow u…
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On this weeks episode we're discussing "Challengers" the latest film from one of our favorite modern directors Luca Guadagnino starring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist! Before our review, in the first half of the episode, we discuss a variety of shenanigans. Be sure to catch us as we record these episodes LIVE on Twitch and YouTube to be a pa…
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (with Max Weinbach) Ep. 128
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On this weeks episode we're discussing the 1989 classic "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" with guest Max Weinbach! Max is an New York City based musician and comedian...as well as Laura's brother! We're thrilled to have him back on the show! Before our review, in the first half of the episode, we discuss a variety of shenanigans. Be sure to catch …
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The Lost Boys (with Star Amerasu) Ep 127
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On this weeks episode we're discussing the 1986 classic "The Lost Boys" with guest Star Amerasu! Star is an multi-disciplinary artist from Oakland and we're thrilled to have her join us to talk vampires and sucking!! Before that, in the first half of the episode, we try out some bizarre vocal warmups, discuss our favorite directors, Star teaches Do…
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Late Night with the Devil (with Nick Stargu) Ep 126
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On this weeks episode we're reviewing the brand new horror film "Late Night with the Devil" with returning guest Nick Stargu (DJ Real)! Were we spooked? Do we have the devil within us?! Tune in and find out!! Before that, in the first half of the episode, we discuss the merits of dehydrated foods, fleshy toys, and how alive one feels after violentl…
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Pink Flamingos (with Dylan Gallagher) Ep 125
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On this weeks episode we're reviewing the 1972 John Waters classic "Pink Flamingos" with our guest (and fan favorite?!) Dylan Gallagher! It's an absolute tasty, sexy, horrible time! Before that, in the first half of the episode, we discuss where the term 'cruising' came from, the subtle but important differences between gay hookup apps Grindr and S…
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On this weeks episode we're reviewing the 2023 Biopic "Priscilla" written and directed by Sofia Coppola! Before that, in the first half of the episode, we break down the wild sexually explicit films Dominic saw at HumpFest 2024 and Laura tries to guess what happened in them based on their titles. some of the ones discussed: Cemetery Sluts, Human Ch…
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On this weeks episode we're reviewing the 2022 Australian horror film "You Won't Be Alone" written and directed by Goran Stolevski! Before that, in the first half of the episode, we discuss the various sounds Dominic was hearing at a hippie hot strings, what it means to be pre-diabetic, our thoughts on rewatching the HBO series Girls, and some brie…
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On todays episode we're reviewing Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Also….we recap Dominic’s bachelorette themed murder mystery birthday party, debate whether things taste different depending on their container which leads to us to do a deep dive on human receptacles and what the kids are …
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Top 10 Films of 2023 // We're Back! Ep. 121
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Dang, we totally forgot to record more episodes for 2.5 years...oops! Well anyways WE'RE BACK and we're starting off by each listing our top 10 films of 2023! Will barbenheimer make it? did we even see it?? Do we remember how to even do this show??? All that and more on this grand return episode of Totally Tell Me!This episode was recorded LIVE on …
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Death Proof + Our Final Episode For Some Time!! Ep. 120
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Laura's about to have a baby and Dominic has been working on a web-series for Tune-Yards so we've taken some time off from the podcast. This was our final live-streamed episode for a bit and we reviewed Quentin Tarantino's often underrated Death Proof! we also chat about the latest on Britney Spears' conservatorship, cults, and more! We don’t quite…
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Harold And Maude + Laura's Pregnant! Ep. 119
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We finally could watch a movie together in the same room!! On this episode we review Harold and Maude (1971), Dominic talks about his first experience back to the movie theater since Feb 2020, and Laura talks about her pregnancy!This episode was recorded LIVE on June 6th 2021.follow us on your preferred livestream platform for new LIVE episodes eve…
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The Fugitive (with Max Weinbach) Ep. 118
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On todays episode we're reviewing The Fugitive (1993) starring Harrison Ford and to join us for the episode is Laura’s brother - Max Weinbach! Also....Laura shares some very exciting life news, Dominic was offered a wife massaging gig, Little Shop of Horrors, and a quick review of alternate flavors of Red Vines. join us!This episode was recorded LI…
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The Oscars & Deliverance (1972) Ep. 117
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We’re doing an increasingly rare duo episode today! That’s right, just pure undiluted Laura and Dominic straight to the brain. We’ll discuss what happened tonight at The Oscars and still do our usual review in the 2nd half! We decided to dip into a film that I (Dominic) somehow have never seen - the 1972 horror classic “Deliverance”. Plus we’ll jus…
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Speed (with Ginger Fierstein) Ep. 116
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Wow this past year really...SPED by, huh?? Cause...covid?! hello? Look honestly we can’t come up with a good reason why we chose 1994s “Speed” as the movie for this episode, but what we CAN say is we're very excited to have multimedia artist Ginger Fierstein as our guest to review it! If you wanna refresh your memory on the film it’s currently avai…
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Bad Trip (with Nick Stargu) Ep. 115
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On this episode, we review the new hidden camera comedy "Bad Trip" out now on Netflix and starring Eric Andre! We're joined by returning guest Nick Stargu (DJ Real) to discuss the film. In the first half of the episode we discuss fleshy eyeballs, GTA roleplaying, the woes of becoming a tree and MORE!This episode was recorded LIVE on March 28th 2021…
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Nomadland (with Matt Mangs) Ep. 114
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On this weeks episode we review the Oscar buzzy 2020 film "Nomadland" with our guest Matt Mangs! The film is a drama written and directed by Chloe Zhao (The Rider) and starring Frances McDormand. We also discuss our favorite medicine flavors (Tums? Pepto Bismol??) friendship rankings, and spend at least half our review of Nomadland talking about th…
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"Saint Maud" and "Framing Britney Spears" (with Chris Fleeger) Ep. 113
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This week, we review the new A24 horror film Saint Maud AND a mini-review of the new documentary Framing Britney Spears!! Our co-pilot through it all is returning guest Chris Fleeger! We also discuss what maggots sound like, Dominic tries a Chromatica Oreo for the first time, and...BRITNEY SPEARS HERSELF called into our show to give an exclusive fi…
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On this Valentines Day special episode of Totally Tell Me, we're joined by comedian Chad Opitz to review the 2006 thriller "Perfume". Once we heard this film's about some psycho turning people into a fragrance we figured hey...sounds like Valentines Day to me!! We also discuss how we spent our Valentines Day (or didn't), America's Got Talent, the r…
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Promising Young Woman (with Spencer Owen) Ep. 111
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This week we're joined by musician Spencer Owen to review the new buzzy indie comedy / thriller Promising Young Woman! Plus we talk Letterboxd, Spencer shares his top 10 films of 2020, and more! This episode was recorded LIVE on January 31st 2021.follow us on your preferred livestream platform for new LIVE episodes:YouTube: bit.ly/TTMyoutubeFaceboo…
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Austin Powers (with Andrew Michaan) Ep. 110
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that's right...baby? oh yes, man? uhhh...how does it go again? We'll find out when we revisit Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery for this weeks episode of Totally Tell Me! We're also very excited to have comedian Andrew Michaan (of Podcast But Outside) joining us to see if this late 90s comedy holds up. Plus we talk Girls Gone Wild, Queens…
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On this episode, Laura and Dominic each countdown their 10 favorite films of 2020! This episode was aired live on Jan 3rd 2020 and includes some visual games that we played with our live audience. we highly encourage you to check out the video version of this episode which is archived on our YouTube page (just search Totally Tell Me) or on our face…
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On todays episode we review Mank, the new David Fincher film available on Netflix, with our guest Kramies! Before our review we compare mug sizes, recall our favorite holiday animations, memorable laughs, and talk about some recent TV and films we've been watching.catch us live on Jan 3rd for our top 10 films of 2020 countdown episode! we'll be pla…
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This episode was live-streamed on December 6th with guest Chaki! We review the 1989 Christmas-horror film "Elves" and discuss the latest movie news! We reference some visual things that you audio listeners won't get so we really do encourage you to watch the episode if you can. its available in full on our YouTube and Facebook pages!follow us on yo…
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Picnic At Hanging Rock (with Emily Jane White) Ep. 106
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This week we review the 1975 Peter Weir mystery "Picnic at Hanging Rock" with singer/songwriter Emily Jane White! PLUS, in the first half of the episode we'll be catching up and talking with YOU live in the chat!follow us on your preferred streaming platform to watch the episodes LIVE every other Sunday at 7pm:YouTube: bit.ly/TTMyoutubeTwitch: twit…
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Kajillionaire (with Kendra Mckinley) Ep. 105
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This week we review the new Miranda July drama/comedy "Kajillionaire" with our guest singer/songwriter Kendra McKinley! PLUS we discuss the 2020 election results, recap our Halloween, and talk with YOU live in the chat!By Totally Tell Me
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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (with Max & Nicky Weinbach) Ep. 104
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14 years after the first Borat film, the character created by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen returns in this sequel. We're very excited to review this film with Max & Nicky Weinbach (Laura's brothers) and discuss a buncha other nonsense beforehand.By Totally Tell Me
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Bill & Ted Face The Music (with Brent Weinbach) Ep. 103
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This episode was live-streamed on Oct 11th with comedian Brent Weinbach! We review the 2020 comedy "Bill & Ted Face The Music" the followup to the two Bill & Ted films from the early 90s. We reference some visual things that you audio listeners won't get so we really do encourage you to watch the episode if you can. its available in full on our You…
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This episode was live-streamed on Sept 27th with guest Nick Stargu! We review the 2019 film "Monos", a drama shot in colombia that gave us serious Lord of the Flies vibes. We reference some visual things that you audio listeners won't get so we really do encourage you to watch the episode if you can. its available in full on our YouTube and Faceboo…
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I'm Thinking Of Ending Things (with Dylan Gallagher) Ep. 101
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WE'RE BACK! actually...we've BEEN back. We now livestream episodes every other Sunday at 7pm simultaneously on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch (links to follow us below). This episode was livestreamed on Sept 13th and was our first go at it. we had a couple audio and delay issues which we've since figured out in more current episodes so you may notic…
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Hello all! Our 100th episode is...A VIDEO EPISODE and it's OUT NOW! Click this link or just search "totally tell me" on youtube to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUDqowy-vF0We really want you all to watch this one, y'know, with your eyes, so it won't be available on podcast feeds for the foreseeable future but perhaps it will make its way h…
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Uncut Gems (with Spencer Owen) Ep. 99
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The Rise of Skywalker (with Brent Weinbach) Ep. 98
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The VVitch (with Graham Patzner) Ep. 95
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The wild, fun, hilarious, dark, pulpy British TV series we loved from a few years back got a 2nd season, and we're here to review it! It's The End of the F***ing World and both seasons are available on Netflix. apart from that, Dominic has gone down a rabbit hole with the worlds most extreme 'haunted house' Mckamey Manor to discover the scam at the…
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The Lighthouse (with Nick Stargu) Ep. 93
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Comedian Nick Stargu joins us to review the new horror film The Lighthouse starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe. We also go deep on some tape worm talk, Laura makes WILD claims about the 'lengths of your innards', Nick's studying up for his upcoming trip to Japan, and Dominic tells a horrifying crotch story. Plus at one point on this episode …
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Parasite (with Lalin St. Juste) Ep. 92
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This week Lalin St. Juste of The Seshen joins us to review Parasite, the new thriller from Bong Joon-Ho. Lalin is also on this episode for a very special reason - The Seshen just released a music video directed by Dominic for their new single DIVE! We discuss the making of the video and divulge some fun behind the scenes secrets. PLUS Lalin gives u…
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (with Anton Patzner) Ep. 91
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On todays episode we review "El Camino" the feature-length Breaking Bad movie written and directed by the original creator Vince Gilligan. It's been 6 years since Breaking Bad went off the air, and it remains one of our favorite TV series' of all time. We also discuss the origins of various internet lingo and Dominic has been catching up on some cl…
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Joker (with guest Lewis Patzner) Ep. 90
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On todays episode we review the 2019 film "Joker" by Todd Phillips with our guest Lewis Patzner (Oakland-based musician). Plus we give a mini-review of Spider-Man: Far From Home, Dominic talks about a mysterious scream he heard in the middle of the night, Laura talks about going on the new Star Wars ride at Disneyland, and Lewis schools us on comic…
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The Farewell (with Andrew Michaan) Ep. 89
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This week, comedian Andrew Michaan joins us to review the new A24 drama The Farewell! We also dissect the name of his podcast "Podcast But Outside", Laura gives a breakdown of her birthday party, Andrew shares a story about the worst pain of his life, and we play a guessing game that we all fail at point. tune in!Follow us on Instagram:Totally Tell…
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The Perfection (with Aki Ehara) Ep. 88
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The week we're joined by Aki Ehara, producer and bassist of The Seshen, to review the Netflix Original film "The Perfection" starring Allison Williams. Plus we discuss CPK, UCLA, SKA, and other things that don't look good shortened to a few letters. SUCH AS: Netflix algorithms, the food, culture, and law of Japan, and deep shit like mistaking feeli…
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Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (with Papa Bear) Ep. 87
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this week we're joined by musician and promoter Papa Bear to review Tarantino's latest film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood! plus we chat about what its like to live a pants-off lifestyle, perfecting the silent fart, stealing catchphrases from each other, and Laura tells a story about meeting Quentin Tarantino recently. let us know what you thought o…
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The Beach Bum (with Christopher Fleeger) Ep. 86
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This week we're joined by LA-based sound extraordinaire Christopher Fleeger to review The Beach Bum, the latest film from director Harmony Korine. Plus one of the absolute WILDEST poo stories we may have EVER heard involving a mallet, chia pudding, and knuckles. I mean wow, I don't even know how to prepare you for this one. just...wow. We also have…
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Midsommar (with Nick Stargu) Ep. 85
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This week we're joined by SF comedian Nick Stargu (DJ Real) to discuss Midsommar, the latest film from Ari Aster (director of Hereditary). Plus all our other ramblings this week ended up having a bit of a theme - nakedness. There's a naked hot springs story, a naked renaissance fair story, and a naked with classmates story. PLUS we discuss if massa…
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Game Of Thrones Finale (with Carly Bond and Rob Shelton) Ep. 84
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Oh hey, we're back. This week, Carly Bond and Rob Shelton of the band Meernaa join us to review the Game of Thrones Finale. The show has come to an end, but did it live up to expectations? We have some huge GoT nerds in the studio to weigh in on the final episodes. Plus, Dominic has been revisiting Tarantino films in preparation for Once Upon A Tim…
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Us (with guest Dylan Gallagher) Ep. 83
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This week, Dylan Gallagher of the band vverevvolf joins us to review Us, the new horror film from Jordan Peele. This is his follow up to his hit debut horror film Get Out (2017). We also discuss some of our worst hotel horror stories involving bed bugs and leaks, plus whether getting a landline and deleting social media accounts is the wave of the …
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