Podcasts by Open Tabs

Purple Rain (1984) from 2023-12-02T20:30:28

Can a movie be both a classic and a bad movie? Can it be entertaining and bad simultaneously? In the case of this episode's film Purple Rain we think the answer to both of those questions is...

Air (2023) from 2023-11-16T15:56:16

This week we discuss the Ben Affleck directed story of how Air Jordan came to be, 2023's Air. We talk about our respective shoe journeys and discuss some of the amazing performances as well ...

Open Tabs Soft Opening from 2023-11-08T14:09:55

Sometimes you need a little reset. We know it's been awhile. Too long. But we are back with a soft opening if you will. On this episode we discuss our categories and catch up and get back on...

Rosemary's Baby (1968) S4E3 from 2023-02-23T13:18:10

On this episode of the Open Tabs Podcast we cover another Roman Polanski film, released in 1968 Rosemary's Baby. Joe doesn't do horror movies, but what we learned even more so was that Joe doesn...

Open Tabs Football Playoffs and Oscar Reactions S4E3 from 2023-01-28T20:09:08

If you watched last week's episode you are probably wondering where Rosemary's Baby is. Keep praying for her baby, we'll discuss that film next week, in the meantime we had some thoughts we had ...

The Goonies (1985) S4E2 from 2023-01-19T15:31:11

This is a good one folks! On this episode we start by recapping the previous weeks picks! We did well, Joe went 5/6, Calvin went 6/6. We made picks for next week as well. We had a little banter ...

Open Tabs Does Yacht Rock!! S4E1 from 2023-01-12T06:12:30

We love music on #theopentabspodcast anyway you choose it! But we really love the genre of Yacht Rock! Retrospectively named in 2005, it's a sub genre of soft rock that gives you that feeling of...

Draft Day (2014) S3E22 ft. Tony Braswell from 2022-12-27T22:56:18

It's the best time of year. Sure the Holidays are great, but we are talking about the Fantasy Football Playoffs here!! To make it to the finals you need some luck and a trade here or there, but ...

Open Tabs Top 5 TV Show Discussion from 2022-12-15T05:36:59

We dedicate this episode to our Morehouse Brother Turner Cooper Class of 2011 who departed this Earthly realm too soon, rest in power brother.  

#TheOpenTabsPodcast has returned from...

She's Gotta Have It (1986) S3E20 from 2022-09-16T04:37:08

On this episode of #theopentabspodcast we return to the work of our Morehouse Brother class of 1979, one Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee. Before he was winning Oscars he made a small Black and White...

National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) S3E19 from 2022-08-25T04:47:26

Disclaimer: You may hear a fire alarm in the background at certain points. You may not. Thank goodness for high quality mics. Apologies if it annoys you, we pushed through.  

On this...

Django Unchained (2012) S3E18 from 2022-08-19T19:46:14

Django! Have you always been alone? This week we cover the eight film by Quentin Tarantino, 2012's Django Unchained starring Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio, a...

The Five Heartbeats (1991) S3E17 from 2022-08-11T04:46:35

You sure y'all wanna hang with old Eddie King (or Kane....it's fine)? It was about time for us to discuss this black family classic. Robert Townsend at his best with Keenan Ivory Wayans as a co-...

The Office Superfan Episodes Season 1 (s3e16) from 2022-08-09T16:43:03

"People say I am the best boss." In season 1 this was debatable but one of the things we loved about Netflix in the early days was opening it up and seeing that clip before a binge however long ...

L.A. Confidential ft. Heather Joy Thompson (1997) S3E15 from 2022-06-23T05:33:39

Ladies and gentlemen #TheOpenTabsPodcast is at it's best when we have guests and on this episode we had the pleasure of having our dynamic and vivacious Spelman sister Heather Joy Thompson join ...

Tombstone (1993) S3E14 from 2022-06-16T05:34:03

This episode of #theopentabspodcast has been a long time coming. We cover a fan favorite Western that has lasted test of time. The epic story of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, directed (maybe) by ...

The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars Episode 5) (1980) S3E13 from 2022-05-24T05:09:10

On this episode of #TheOpenTabsPodcast we are joined by our Morehouse Brother Wayne Davis '00 who brings the absolute heat as we discuss arguably the best film in the Star Wars film series, the ...

We Own This City/Winning Time S3E12 from 2022-05-13T04:42:49

We have returned ladies and gentlemen and not a moment too soon. Yeah we missed some major life events as life was happening around us but we've been consuming some new material and two projects...

Crazy Rich Asians (2018) S3E11 from 2022-03-25T04:11:25

Opulence is the theme of this episode of #TheOpenTabsPodcast as we cover Jon M Chu's 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians. We talk about it all from the casting to the setting and yes we even have our sa...

Ghostbusters (1984) S3E10 from 2022-03-05T23:39:25

Busting makes us feel good!! Take a journey back with us to 1984 as we discuss Ivan Reitman's classic, Ghostbusters, starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson. We discuss...

The Color Purple (1985) S3E9 from 2022-02-25T06:37:33

Black History Month is still going you all and we know we promised Moonlight and Harlem Nights but things came up. But let not your hearts be troubled this episode on Steven Spielberg's "The Col...

Shaft (1971) S3E8 from 2022-02-04T05:46:53

That Shaft is a baaaaaad mutha....shut yo mouth....we just talking about Shaft! We can dig that! Man we are starting Black History Month off with a bang on #TheOpenTabsPodcast by covering the gr...

Bonus Episode! Big Game Thoughts! from 2022-02-02T05:18:25

On this bonus episode Joe and Calvin share their thoughts about an amazing pro football playoffs and the upcoming big game (man these lawyers got bots on bots, can't be too careful). We share bi...

There's Something About Mary (1998) S3E7 from 2022-01-28T05:53:36

The year 1998 was a simpler time. When There's Something About Mary was released we were still using VCRs as our main mode of repeat viewing of films. Sure we had cable, but Blockbuster probably...

South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut (1999) S3E6 from 2022-01-14T04:50:12

On this episode of #TheOpenTabsPodcast we discuss Trey Parker and Matt Stone's cartoon classic South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut. The musical we never expected, the epic tale of mischief, ...

The Best Man Holiday (2013) S3E5 from 2021-12-24T06:21:30

On this episode of #TheOpenTabsPodcast we rejoin the crew from the 1999 hit film, The Best Man as they reconvene for Christmas at the Sullivan home. The whole crew made it back for this sequel a...

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) Season 3 Episode 4 from 2021-12-17T06:01:40

"It's that time, Christmas time is here...." We hope that you are enjoying your holidays. A big part of the holidays for us as movie buffs is talking about the films we enjoy the most. This year...

Any Given Sunday (1999) S3E3 from 2021-12-10T05:59

Let's cut to the chase. This episode is worth it for Joe's rendition of "the Speech" alone. Then again I don't want to sell the episode or the movie itself short. We discuss all of the high poin...

Norbit (2007) Season 3 Episode 2 from 2021-11-12T05:23:46

In 2007 Eddie Murphy was on top of the world. His role in Dreamgirls had garnered him critical acclaim and he was nominated for an Academy Award as James "Thunder" Early and then....he released ...

Step Brothers (2008) Season 3 Episode 1 from 2021-11-05T04:09:41

We are back! #TheOpenTabsPodcast has returned after a needed hiatus and man are we coming back with a bang. On this episode Joe and Calvin discuss 2008's Step Brothers starring Will Ferrell, Joh...

A Retrospective on the Life and Work of Michael K Williams (S2E34) from 2021-09-11T22:48:59

This episode is different. How? Well for starters we are TOGETHER. Like in the same room. Like on the same couch. And we are not discussing Robert Altman's The Player, but that's coming. A lot h...

The Prestige (2006) S2E33 from 2021-08-07T04:22:49

This episode of #TheOpenTabsPodcast features Christopher Nolan's 2006 film The Prestige featuring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, and Rebecca Hall. Revenge and r...

Let's Do It Again (1975) S2E32 from 2021-07-30T05:08:55

On this episode of #theopentabspodcast we take it WAY back to 1975 to cover a classic. Let's Do It Again was released in 1975 and was the fourth film directed by the legendary Sidney Poitier. St...

Entourage S2E31 from 2021-07-19T05:00:32

Our minds have been enabled....On this episode of #TheOpenTabsPodcast we discuss HBO's 2004 series Entourage, loosely based on the real life escapades of Mark Wahlberg's crew (with some Leo thro...

Boogie Nights (1997) ft. Monique Judge of The Root S2E30 from 2021-07-09T02:00

This one has been circled on our calendar for awhile now. We welcome The Root dot com's favorite Auntie Unfiltered, the fantastic Monique Judge who discusses Boogie Nights (1997) with Calvin (Jo...

Big Trouble In Little China (1986) S2E29 from 2021-07-03T04:43:56

It's been a long time, but we left you with a lot of dope material in the interim. Nonetheless we are back with a GREAT summer flick. A cult classic, an HBO mainstay, you can stream it on STARZ ...

The Social Network (2010) S2E28 from 2021-06-18T04:59:11

We are back after a 2 week hiatus and man did we choose a monster to come back with. David Fincher's 2010 instant classic film, scripted by Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network. It's a fantastic fil...

The Godfather: Part 2 (1974) S2E27 from 2021-06-04T05:00:40

It was only a matter of time before #TheOpenTabsPodcast would cover the greatest movie ever made. This is not a hot take and we will defer the argument to purists who decide that One is the best...

Boomerang (1992) S2E26 ft. Kyle "Scoop" Yeldell from 2021-05-27T11:25:18

This episode was a journey! After three attempts at uploading we are finally able to share this review of the 1992 Eddie Murphy and Reginald Hudlin classic (regardless of what the critics said a...

Do The Right Thing (1989) S2E25 ft. Derrick DC Cameron from 2021-05-24T04:58:46

The hits keep on coming y'all. As the temperature rises and we approach the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by Derrick Chauvin it's about the time for us to discuss Spike Lee's finest ...

Trading Places (1983) ft. Dr. Lenny Price S2E24 from 2021-05-21T04:37:27

At #theopentabspodcast we know that there are movies we love and then there are movies that are beloved. This film falls into the latter category. They teach elements of this movie in B school. ...

Waiting To Exhale (1995) S2E23 ft. Reese Hendrix from 2021-05-14T05:13:17

On this episode of #theopentabspodcast we have our very first returning guest. Like Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn in Major League, our man Reese Hendrix, proprietor of SurlyShirts.com joins us to ta...

Sideways (2004) S2E22 from 2021-05-07T05:16:37

On this episode of #theopentabspodcast we uncork our favorite bottle of wine and take a trip up the coast of California to Santa Barbara and head over the hitching post to discuss Alexander Payn...

Road House (1989) S2E21 ft. Faraji Whalen from 2021-04-30T04:27:09

We return on #theopentabspodcast​ with a very special guest tonight our dear Morehouse Brother In Arms, Faraji Whalen, to discuss...

Bad Boys (1995) S2E20 from 2021-04-24T06:05:16

On this episode of #theopentabspodcast we cover Michael Bay's Feature Debut starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith, 1995's Bad Boys. Mike Lowrey and fake Mike Lowrey's adventures protecting a K...

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Retrospective S2E19 from 2021-04-16T04:55:15

It's been a long time....okay so it was only a week off but #theOpenTabsPodcast is back with a new episode. A little different from our norm. Tonight we start out talking a bit about the tragic ...

The Godfather (1972) S2E18 from 2021-04-03T05:51:46

On this edition of #theopentabspodcast we cover the GRANDADDY OF THEM ALL. Francis Ford Coppola's epic story of family and the descent into corruption, The Godfather. Universally loved and agree...

The Sopranos? Ova here!!! Ft. Christian Nwachukwu Jr. from 2021-03-26T06:49:21

On this episode of #TheOpenTabsPodcast we welcome our special guest Christian Nwachukwu Jr. to talk about one of our all time favorite television shows, a show that was revolutionary, HBO's monu...

The Open Tabs Podcast Goes To The Oscars ft Derrick DC Cameron from 2021-03-19T05:40:55

Tonight we react to the announcement of the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards. And yes we wore tuxes because why wouldn't we! Tonight we have our Morehouse (2000) brother and award winning wr...

Chinatown (1974) from 2021-03-12T06:13:51

We are doing a 2 for 1 tonight and Chinatown is our film for film buffs! A true classic in every sense of the word, Roman Polanski’s 1974 masterpiece starring Jack Nicholson is perfectly made. Feat...

New Jack City (1991) from 2021-03-12T05:47:40

We love surprising you all with pop up episodes and what better movie to surprise you with than one of the most beloved hood classics, Mario Van Peebles 1991 Classic starring Wesley Snipes, Ice T, ...

Heat S2E13 from 2021-03-05T06:47:23

Note we had some technical difficulties with this episode toward the end. Thanks for bearing with us! Tonight we tackle Michael Mann’s classic 1995 film Heat! We discuss it all from the face off be...

Jackie Brown (1997) S2E12 from 2021-02-26T06:11:52

On this episode we bring in a very special guest, one of Calvin's Med School classmates and fellow cinephiles, Dr. Geoff Jones, to talk about Quentin Tarantino's third film, 1997's Jackie Brown....

A Different World S2E11 from 2021-02-19T07:06:22

Okay everyone buckle up, because this is a long one! No one is going to cover A Different World like #TheOpenTabsPodcast is going to cover A Different World, we guarantee it! Join Joe and Calvin...

Baby Boy S2E10 from 2021-02-12T07:48:54

We've been anticipating this episode for a long long time. One of our favorite Morehouse brothers and supporters of the show from day one, Reese Hendrix the man behind the viral shirts at surlys...

The Cotton Club: Encore S2E9 from 2021-02-05T05:53:06

Season 2 is going to go down in history and speaking of history it’s Black History Month and we are starting with a bang on #TheOpenTabsPodcast . Joe and Calvin discuss Francis Ford Coppola’s initi...

Groundhog Day (1993) S2E8 ft Jordan Carlos from 2021-02-03T05:26:24

Today we have a special surprise episode just for Groundhog Day with a true Groundhogger Joe’s Brother Jordan Carlos, on his birthday no less!! Join us as we discuss another Bill Murray classic! So...

House Party (1990) S2E7 from 2021-01-29T05:49:26

On this edition of The Open Tabs Podcast, Joe and Calvin house the party. We go ALL the way in on Reginald Hudlin’s 1990 Sundance Award winning teen classic, House Party. Starring Christopher “Kid”...

The Royal Tenenbaums S2E6 from 2021-01-22T06:12:33

We are so excited about this one for so many reasons. First we are talking about a Wes Anderson film! Second we have a guest who is one of our favorite people on the planet Rev Dr John J Cox, our M...

Minority Report Season 2 Episode 5 from 2021-01-16T05:06:04

Everybody we are back for the long awaited (1 day is a long time in the pandemic) episode on 2002’s Minority Report directed by the great Steven Spielberg and starring the incomparable Tom Cruise. ...

The Office Always Goes Down Smooth...that’s what she said from 2021-01-08T04:57:14

We are back and we are so excited to expand our focus to another form of media! Our first episode about a television series and what a show to start with NBC’s The Office!! We switched the format u...

Calvin’s Favorite - A Christmas Story from 2020-12-23T22:16:48

Happy Festivus! We hope you are enjoying your holiday season! We are back with Calvin’s favorite! 1983’s A Christmas Story which may actually be on a 24 hour loop right now! Right as soon as we pub...

Joe’s Favorite Christmas Movie - SCROOGED from 2020-12-21T05:16:10

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas y’all!!! We finally got around to talking about a a movie featuring one of our shared favorite actors, the indomitable Bill Murray. Joe tells us all abou...

5 and a Possible - Our Favorite Christmas Songs from 2020-12-18T06:27:55

We are so proud to be back for SEASON 2! Season 2! Season 2 of the Open Tabs Podcast! Tonight Joe and Calvin are getting into the holiday spirit and talking about our 5 favorite Christmas songs.......

Boyz N the Hood season 1 episode 13 (the finale) from 2020-11-27T05:41:07

It’s our last planned episode for this Season and man it’s a monster. Tonight we tackle John Singleton’s 1991 Oscar Nominated debut film Boyz N The Hood. We break down this true classic with writer...

Mo Betta Blues from 2020-11-20T06:20:08

Joe and Calvin go all in on Spike Lee’s 4th film Mo Better Blues featuring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, Joie Lee, and debuting Cynda Williams. We talk about the love of music and the love of w...

The Wood (1999) ft Ronald Caishe Falls, Jr aka Cash from 2020-11-13T06:26:59

Here it is ladies and gentlemen. We take you “back in the day” and we have our very first guest. Cash brings the west coast perspective to the conversation. Join Joe, Calvin, and Cash as we break d...

November 9th, 1993: A Special Day in Hip Hop History from 2020-11-09T06:00

27 years ago to the day of the publishing of this podcast, two truly classic albums were released. The Wu Tang Clan’s debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and A Tribe Called Quest’s “Midnigh...

The Untouchables 1987 Bryan De Palma from 2020-11-06T05:32:43

We are back with another Bryan De Palma classic, 1987’s The Untouchable’s. Fresh off of the news of Sean Connery’s death, Joe and Calvin touch on everything from the accuracy of the period of time ...

Friday (1995) from 2020-10-30T04:59:13

Today we talk about the black stoner classic F. Gary Gray’s Friday starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker. Probably the most quotable movie we’ve done yet, we go IN on the movie and it’s impact. This o...

Reaction To The 50 Greatest Outkast Song List from 2020-10-30T04:48:22

The Ringer dot com took the bold initiative to rank Outkast 50 greatest songs. Joe and Calvin had some things to say about it. We had to interrupt our regularly scheduled program to bring you our t...

Glory season 1 episode 5 from 2020-10-23T04:35:01

On this episode of Open Tabs Joe and Calvin discuss 1989’s Civil War Epic Glory. From discussion of Director Edward Zwick’s other works and their common themes to Denzel’s performance and all in be...

Surprise Episode! The Best Man! from 2020-10-23T04:14:49

October 22, 1999 Malcolm Lee’s The Best Man was released and changed our lives! Joe and Calvin break it down so that it’s forever broken!

Carlito’s Way 1993 from 2020-10-09T06:23:55

Joe and Calvin discuss Brian De Palma’s 1993 collaboration with Al Pacino and Sean Penn, Carlito’s Way. OKAY WE RELOADED!

A brief tribute to a great actor gone too soon. from 2020-10-09T05:14:26

We bookmark and close the tab on the standout acting career of Thomas Jefferson Byrd who was tragically killed. Rest in Power Honeycutt!

SCHOOL DAZE 1988 S1E3 from 2020-10-02T04:48:30

Wherein Joe and Calvin step onto hallowed ground and travel back to the red clay of MISSION COLLEGE and discuss Spike Lee’s second full length feature film 1988’s School Daze. With love, affection,...

Introduction from 2020-09-19T21:59:27

Introducing The Open Tabs Podcast with Calvin Smith and Joe Carlos. Our mutual love of movies, pop culture, and life in general sparked this Issa almost 15 years ago...and now it’s HERE. We can’t w...

Goodfellas from 2020-09-18T04:21:19

Joe and Calvin discuss the gangster classic, Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas released on September 19, 1990. Celebrating 30 years of this genre defining film we open several tabs. Get a nice red and s...

The inaugural episode of Open Tabs! We discuss the 1997 comedy Money Talks. from 2020-09-18T01:17:46

Joe Carlos and Calvin Smith, two long time friends, film buffs, and Morehouse College brothers discuss the 1997 Chris Tucker, Charlie Sheen, and Brett Ratner classic Money Talks. Subscribe, rate, a...