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by Mario J. Lanza

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Zodiac

September 11, 2026 · 2 hr 3 min

Former Bay Area resident Dan Fields joins me to discuss one of the greatest true crime movies ever made, 2007's incredibly creepy Zodiac.
Freaky Tales

June 5, 2026 · 1 hr 45 min

Movie fan Sean Malloy joins me to discuss a fun little anthology that no one saw, but I just know is going to become a cult classic one day, 2024's Freaky Tales. Make sure to get in on the ground floor of this one now, in ten years it's…
Triangle

May 25, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

Horror fan Kacie Rahm joins me to discuss one of the trippiest movies I've ever covered on Staff Picks, the 2009 horror/mythology/time loop/bad parenting movie, Triangle.
Liar Liar

May 2, 2026 · 1 hr 54 min

Jim Carrey fan and movie quote guy Joe Confalone joins me to discuss the movie that I think was the best use of Carrey's talents, not to mention one of the funniest movies of the 90s, 1997's Liar Liar. P.S. Beware the claw.
The Hateful Eight

February 14, 2026 · 2 hr 2 min

Teacher and Colorado resident Jason Rasmussen joins me to discuss one of those movies I've been dying to talk about ever since I started this podcast, Quentin Tarantino's long disrespected 2015 masterpiece The Hateful Eight. This is…

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That Thing You Do!

January 31, 2026 · 1 hr 57 min

Fellow Oneders fan David Johnson joins me to discuss a movie that was big in its day, but you probably haven't thought about in a while - the 1996 crowd pleaser That Thing You Do! Featuring THAT HIT SONG that is still amazing, even today.
There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane

December 12, 2025 · 1 hr 53 min

My daughter, fellow documentary lover Vanessa Lanza, joins me to discuss one of those documentaries that, once you see once, you'll never forget. It's 2011's supremely memorable There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane.
Fateful Findings

December 6, 2025 · 2 hr 5 min

Staff Picks fan and fellow lover of bad movies Jon Hageman joins me to talk about a cult classic that... oh my god... you gotta see this one to believe it. It's Neil Breen's 2012 "masterpiece", Fateful Findings.
American Pie

November 26, 2025 · 2 hr 32 min

Fellow child of the 90s Christine Giver joins me to talk about one of those movies that I've always felt is much better and much sweeter than it ever gets credit for, 1999's American Pie. Which honestly might be my all-time favorite teen…
Murder by Numbers

November 5, 2025 · 1 hr 50 min

Mitchell Stevens, from the movie podcast Reely Rated, joins me to discuss one of those forgotten little crime thrillers that no one seems to remember anymore, 2002's Murder by Numbers starring Sandra Bullock.
Of Mice and Men

October 14, 2025 · 2 hr 17 min

Actor and former George on stage Brett Bower joins me to discuss the fantastic version of John Steinbeck's novel that surprisingly never gets discussed anymore - 1992's Of Mice and Men directed by Gary Sinise.
The Lost Boys

September 19, 2025 · 2 hr 3 min

Actual Santa Carla (Santa Cruz) resident Kim Nicol joins me to discuss the coolest vampire movie ever made, 1987's The Lost Boys.