Totally Tell Me

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 of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood by emailing us at totallytellme@gmail.com! featured song this week: "Green River" by Papa Bear and the Easy Love Follow us on Instagram:
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Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio
 Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade
 Papa Bear - @theeasylove

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 a brief review discussion of the HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland" about Michael Jackson, and pit Creed and Nickelback against each other. featured song this week: "Aperture" by Cooling Prongs Follow us on Instagram:
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Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio
 Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade
 Christopher Fleeger - @coolingprongs

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 massages can be sexual and if male nudity in films is becoming more acceptable. tune in!! naked, if you want, we can't stop you. featured song this week: "Longfingers" by DJ Real Follow us on Instagram: Totally Tell Me - @totallytellme Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade Nick Stargu - @djrealsmells

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 Time In Hollywood, Laura revisited Beetlejuice, and we discuss youtube wormholes, our relaxation rituals, and...crab flutes. featured song this week: "Thinking of You" by Meernaa Follow us on Instagram: Totally Tell Me - @totallytellme Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade Meernaa - @_meernaa_

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 future...and lotions. we discuss lotions. TUNE IN!!! 38:30 - "Us" spoiler-free review begins featured song this week: "Sugar & Spice (Kitty Remix)" by vverevvolf Follow us on Instagram: Totally Tell Me - @totallytellme Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade Dylan Gallagher - @vverevvolfmusic

This week we're joined by SF musician Joe Lewis to review the 1989 classic Back to the Future Part II. Plus a stuttering wet nurse story, the origin story of Laura and Anton, and...did Back to the Future predict 9/11? Tune in! featured song this week: “Summertime” by Joe Lewis & Jason Cirimele Follow us on Instagram: Totally Tell Me - @totallytellme Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade

Spencer Owen joins us to review the new Gasper Noé film "Climax". Plus we break down the origins of the word “Irreversible”, Laura's been reading the dictionary and learning ‘page-rippers’ like sesquipedalian and watching Game of Thrones for the 5th godforsaken time, Spencer has an ANnuAL passage at Disneyland and gives us his top 10 of 2018, and we FINALLY deliver the long-awaited conclusion to the 3-part Hawaii Timeshare Saga that began the last time Spencer was on the podcast! Did Laura ever go to that timeshare meeting?? FIND OUT!! Follow us on Instagram: Totally Tell Me - @totallytellme Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade Spencer Owen - @sotimeshare

This week, Bay Area photographer and professional rad person Ginger Fierstein joins us to review the 2018 film Insects - a surreal comedy by Jan Svankmajer. We also get in a whole bunch of plugs. We're pluggin' pork rinds, pig glue, cat calendars, planned parenthood, and our Venmo accounts. Plus we discuss deodorants for “anywhere” on your body, Dominic learns the very basics of a gynecologist appointment, and Ginger fills us in on micro-dosing LSD. "HE WON'T BELONG" SHOUTOUTS THIS WEEK: Peter Mercurio, Ann Mercurio, Jeanette Asaro, Matt Lewis, & Max Tachis Follow us on Instagram: Totally Tell Me - @totallytellme Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade Ginger Fierstein - @gingerfphotography

This week, Max & Nicky Weinbach (Laura's brothers) join us to review Mary Poppins Returns - the sequel to the 1964 classic film. Beloved by many, including all the Weinbachs, but not so much for Dominic. Did this new sequel change his mind on Missy Poppins? We also give our thoughts on the recent choose your own adventure Black Mirror episode Bandersnatch, TV show theme songs, the word 'literally', and turtlenecks. featured song this week: "I'm Happy to Be With You" by Little Person Follow us on Instagram: Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade Max & Nicky Weinbach - @maxandnicky

The Oscar nominations came out and they suck! well, duh. But let us tell you what WE think are the best films of 2018. In this episode Laura and Dominic each list their 10 favorite films of the year and duke it out over some especially controversial placement. There's a whole lotta underdogs in here that are deserving of your attention if you missed em last year but let us know what we may have missed! write in at totallytellme@gmail.com to let us know your top films of 2018. Follow us on Instagram Totally Tell Me - @totallytellme Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade films included in our lists in alphabetical order: Annihilation, Beautiful Boy, Border, Eighth Grade, The Favourite, First Reformed, Green Book, Hereditary, Lean on Pete, Mary Poppins Returns, Revenge, Suspiria, You Were Never Really Here

This week, we’re joined by singer/songwriter Nataly Dawn of Pomplamoose! She helps us review the 1994 film Airheads starring Adam Sandler, Brendan Fraser, and Steve Buscemi. Plus we discuss if tempurpedic mattresses feel like dead bodies, slapping, and sexy surprises on the roof. featured song this week: "A Better New Year" by Pomplamoose Follow us on Instagram - @totallytellme Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade Nataly Dawn - @natalydawn

To get into the holiday spirit, we watched the 80s Santa slasher cult film Christmas Evil with Oakland hip-hop producer STRNGS. PLUS we debrief the latest lingo the kids are saying, discuss how life changing Tetris in VR is, discuss a bit of Breaking Bad news, and do a quick review roundup of Beautiful Boy, Boy Erased, and Mid90s. HoHoHo, muthafucka. Follow us on Instagram: Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade STRNGS - @strngs

we’re #pumped to have Kendra McKinley back on the show to review The Favourite. The new period piece drama-comedy from Yorgos Lanthimos. Plus we also discuss a terrible film called Skate, which celebrities are reptilians, some store called Limited Too that Dominic’s never heard of, & peeing your pants in elementary school. featured song this week: “Honey” by Kendra McKinley Follow us on Instagram: Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade Kendra McKinley - @kendra_mckinley

This week, SF filmmaker Kyle McKee joins us to review the 2018 remake of the cult horror film Suspiria. We also discuss how Kyle was a true pioneer of making Shrek cool and mull over some important Shrek-related questions like 'is Shrek a fuckboi?' 'is Shrek more of a twink or a bear?' and 'do Shrek's ears look like prolapsed anuses?'. PLUS we dig into some 90s nostalgia and discuss Hook and Goosebumps! Follow us on Instagram: Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade Kyle McKee - @kylehansonmckee

This week, SF comedian Nick Stargu (DJ Real) joins us to review the new Swedish film Border directed by Ali Abbasi. Also...you know, we've talked a lot about poop on this podcast. but this may truly just be the most graphic and lengthy poop discussion of them all. I mean, not fully sure how to prepare you for that one. Plus we have a tense debate about whether Daylight Saving Time is a pointless waste of TIME. ha! see what I did there? Follow us on Instagram: Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade Nick Stargu - @djrealsmells

This week, we review Halloween (2018) starring Jamie Lee Curtis and directed by David Gordon Green. It's the latest film in the long running horror franchise and a direct sequel to the original 1978 film also simply titled Halloween. Our guest this week is Dylan Gallagher of the band vverevvolf. We also give a thrilling follow up to last weeks discussion about timeshare scams and whether or not Laura has fallen for one, plus Laura recaps her trip to Indonesia, and Dylan fills us in on how to diet while simultaneously eating a giant tub of movie theater popcorn. Happy Halloween!! featured song this week: "Sugar and Spice" by vverevvolf Follow us on Instagram: Totally Tell Me - @totallytellme Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade Dylan Gallagher - @vverevvolfmusic

This week, Oakland musician Spencer Owen joins us to review the trippy new Panos Cosmatos film Mandy. We also discuss timeshares, Bill Cosby, Five Guys burgers and Laura thinks she’s won a free trip to Hawaii but Dominic is extremely skeptical. featured song this week: “Factory Message” by Spencer Owen Timeshare Follow us on Instagram: Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade Spencer Owen - @sotimeshare

This week we're joined by mixologist Aaron Lahey to review the 1990 classic action film Total Recall starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. We also do a blind taste testing of several cocktails + other concoctions and try to guess whats in each mystery drink. Aaron has previously guessed every ingredient of cocktails in the past with Laura, but will he be able to when put to the test with the mics on?? Follow us on Instagram: Totally Tell Me - @totallytellme Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade Aaron Lahey - @dr_knickknack

We're back!! After some time off we're making a return with a couple new changes to the show! For one, we're going bi-weekly. we're curiously dipping our toes into what it feels like to be bi-weekly and seeing where the wind takes us. We're also offering up movie news! So on this first experimentally bi episode we review the new Bo Burnham coming of age film Eighth Grade with our regular guest Anton Patzner. PLUS we discuss news stories about Asia Argento, MoviePass, End of the Fucking World Season 2, and we speculate how the jacuzzi may have been invented. Let us know what you think of the slightly altered format or what films you'd like to see us review next by writing in to us as totallytellme@gmail.com! Follow us on Instagram: Dominic Mercurio - @dominicmercurio Laura Weinbach - @foxtailsbrigade Anton Patzner - @strngs

This week Anton Patzner joins us to discuss the new documentary Three Identical Strangers. the film stirs up a debate on nature vs nurture and a whole lotta philosophical arguments between us. We also discuss alien probes, and Dominic finally watched Big Little Lies.