Welcome to Zodiac: Chronicle, a 24 part investigation into David Fincher's 2007 genre-altering masterpiece Zodiac. It was adapted from Robert Graysmith's novel by screenwriter James Vanderbilt. The film, of course, stars an incredible ensembles cast led by Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr and Mark Ruffalo. This is the eighth episode of Zodiac: Chronicle - Aries Pt. 2. Our introduction today was from writer/producer of The Post, Long Shot, and one of the writers behind the second season of David Fincher's Mindhunter, Liz Hannah.

Joining me today to be a part of the circus-inspired by a man claiming to be Zodiac are: Los Angeles based film critic and journalist for the Tribune News Service and Los Angeles Times, part-time lecturer at Chapman University and the co-host of the Miami Nice podcast, Katie Walsh. Former long-running editor of Time Out New York, editor, critic and writer for hire with bylines at the New York Times, Sight and Sound, Empire, a Zodiac true believer- Joshua Rothkopf. And returning guests; Internet Movie News TrailBlazer, editor in chief of Dark Horizons Dot Com - the man-machine — my dear friend - Garth Franklin. The co-host of the Sinner Files movie podcast is the chief instigator of our cinematic deep dives brand — my dear friend - Stu Coote. Writer and film and book critic - Bill Ryan. Theatre director, playwright, film critic and host of the Ink and Paint podcast, Daniel Lammin.