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Open Tabs
by Calvin Smith
Long time friends and Morehouse brothers Joe Carlos and Calvin Smith (and the occasional guest) discuss movies, music, life, and everything in between.
Episodes
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Sinners (2025)
On this episode we discuss the record breaking and extremely entertaining Ryan Coogler film Sinners. On the eve of the Oscars and in anticipation of it breaking several records related to nominations and wins we share our thoughts. We changed the format just a bit and we hope you enjoy it. Please...
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Open Tabs Super Bowl LX Picks
Just in time for the big game this weekend we've made out picks and discussed the playoffs and other NFL related content. We are joined by our good friend Chris Lee and we make up for lost time. Let us know your thoughts!
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Lean On Me (1989)
Now that football season is done we are back to our normal agenda. Chris joins us one more time, but this time to discuss John Avildsen's 1989 film starring Morgan Freeman as famed Eastside High School principal Joe Clark, Lean On Me. This episode was dedicated to the memory of our friend Joy...
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Open Tabs Big Game Picks
It's been an exciting couple of weeks. The conference championships lived up to the hype for the most part and now we have our big game match up between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. It's the match up no one wanted but it should be an exciting one nonetheless. Joe, Calvin…
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Open Tabs Conference Championship Picks
Well, it's that weekend again. The end of the football season is nigh, and often this is the best weekend of games as the games are usually more competitive and therefore more exciting than the big game that comes a couple of weeks afterward. This week we talk about the outcome of the College...
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Open Tabs Divisional Round Picks 2025
Welcome back to #TheOpenTabsPodcast this week we unpack the results of last weeks games and make predictions on the slate of games this week with our friend Chris Lee. We also discuss the great works of famed photographer Walter Iooss and the recent interaction he had with Joe. We also discuss…
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Open Tabs Wild Card Picks 2025
The Open Tabs Podcast returns with friend of the show Chris Lee to discuss a wide variety of topics around, as Chris calls it "Saturday and Sunday Ball". It's our favorite time of year. On this episode we discuss the upcoming college football semifinal, the MVP race, and make our picks for Wild...
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Strictly Business (1991)
After a long break we are back and we have a good one for you. On this episode we discuss Kevin Hook's 1991 film Strictly Business. We discuss the various rising stars in the film and where they eventually ended up. Halle Berry shines in this film but there is so much more to it. Give us a…
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Open Tabs Big Game Predictions
Well it's come to this. Calvin, Joe and Chris are deadlocked in their picks and....it'll end that way. That didn't stop the fellas from having some good banter and talking points. We had some reaction to the unofficial Hall of Fame announcements that we knew of to that point. We also gave you…
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Open Tabs Conference Championship Games
Joe, Calvin, and Chris are back to make their picks in the Conference Championship games and they are deadlocked with 7 correct picks and 3 incorrect picks. The discussion this week was lively on all accounts as we recapped the previous weeks picks as well as discussed the latest coaching hire in...
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The Open Tabs Podcast Divisional Round Picks
Last week Joe's picks proved to be the most astute, and besides a Cowboys loss that none of the three saw coming, picked every game correctly. He looks to build on that successful prognostication this week against Calvin and Chris in the Divisional Round of the Playoffs. The picks are bookended…
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The Open Tabs Podcast: Wild Card Predictions ft. Christopher Lee
We are back just in time for the playoffs and we are ready to reflect on the season that was and the upcoming tournament leading the Usher performance...we mean the Big Game! #iykyk This year we added a special guest, our Morehouse brother Christopher Lee, Esq and as expected Chris brings the…
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Purple Rain (1984)
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 yes. There is no question about the impact of this film on the culture, music, and entertainment at large....
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Air (2023)
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 as what they got right and what wasn't quite true. It's the "newest" movie we've ever discussed but the...
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Open Tabs Soft Opening
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 the good foot so we can return next week with the goods. Check us out. Let us know what categories or...
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Rosemary's Baby (1968) S4E3
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't do BAD HUSBANDS. Guy Woodhouse is a bad husband. Joe makes his feelings very clear about Guy early…
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Open Tabs Football Playoffs and Oscar Reactions S4E3
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 to get out about the playoffs. Calvin's on an unprecedented playoff pick run, at 10-0 so far. Can it...
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The Goonies (1985) S4E2
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 about the Boston MLK Statue, you know how we do. Then we jumped into this episodes topic, Richard...
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Open Tabs Does Yacht Rock!! S4E1
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 sailing off of the Catalina Coast after the old Catalina Wine Mixer. Maybe you have a special someone...
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Draft Day (2014) S3E22 ft. Tony Braswell
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 year in and year out the teams that perform the best are the ones who draft the best. Kevin Costner…
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Open Tabs Top 5 TV Show Discussion
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 a brief hiatus and a great deal has happened in the world. What better way to return than to discuss the world of...
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She's Gotta Have It (1986) S3E20
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 film for about $175,000. He turned a little bit of a profit and now we have a world of films, thank...
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National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) S3E19
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 episode we discuss the 1978 John Landis directed classic starring an ensemble cast including John Belushi, Tim...
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Django Unchained (2012) S3E18
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, and of course the winner of the best supporting actor that year Christoph Waltz. Highly controversial…
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The Five Heartbeats (1991) S3E17
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-writer. This film is everything and anything to so many people. If you are looking for pure...
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The Office Superfan Episodes Season 1 (s3e16)
"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 or brief. Then along came NBC/Universal's streaming service, Peacock, and they stole the Office from…
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L.A. Confidential ft. Heather Joy Thompson (1997) S3E15
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 us to discuss 1997's L.A. Confidential. Directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Kim Bassinger, Kevin...
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Tombstone (1993) S3E14
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 George P Cosmatos and written by Kevin Jarre, the one and only Tombstone. We hit all the high points as...
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The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars Episode 5) (1980) S3E13
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 Irvin Kershner directed 1980 blockbuster film, Star Wars Episode 5 The Empire Strikes Back. Among other...
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We Own This City/Winning Time S3E12
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 on HBO in particular had us captivated. So we came back to discuss the HBO Limited Series We Own This...
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Crazy Rich Asians (2018) S3E11
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 say on one Nora Lum aka Awkwafina. We hope you enjoy our take on this film and if you haven't seen it we...
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Ghostbusters (1984) S3E10
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 all the highlights including some good discussion on Ray Parker Jr's classic theme vs. Bobby Brown's…
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The Color Purple (1985) S3E9
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 Color Purple" makes up for it. First of all we have our three time special guest Reese Hendrix from Surly...
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Shaft (1971) S3E8
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 great Gordon Park's 1971 film Shaft, about the private dick who gets all the chicks. It still holds up...
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Bonus Episode! Big Game Thoughts!
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 big game memories and talk about our favorite moments of games past and yes, we each make a pick! Don't...
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There's Something About Mary (1998) S3E7
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 had it. There's Something About Mary was probably the last big Blockbuster Video movie. On this…
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South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut (1999) S3E6
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, misadventure, betrayal, and war. Yes, all of those things take place in this cartoon set in the mountain…
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The Best Man Holiday (2013) S3E5
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 and it literally has something for everyone. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll question the believability...
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) Season 3 Episode 4
"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 our first Christmas film is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Directed by Jeremiah Chechik and...
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Any Given Sunday (1999) S3E3
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 points of Oliver Stone's vision of pro football. With a star studded cast and some of the most realistic...
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Norbit (2007) Season 3 Episode 2
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 the film we discuss tonight. The critics hated it. It offends literally EVERYONE...but...it's actually...
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Step Brothers (2008) Season 3 Episode 1
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, John C. Reilly, and a host of others. We talk about comedies getting their due from the oscars and the...
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A Retrospective on the Life and Work of Michael K Williams (S2E34)
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 has happened since we last spoke and unfortunately the world of film and television lost a GIANT in...
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The Prestige (2006) S2E33
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 rivalry are at the heart of this film, but the film making tricks and techniques make every viewing just...
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Let's Do It Again (1975) S2E32
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. Starring Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, John Amos, Denise Nicholas, Lee Chamberlain, Jimmie Walker, Calvin...
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Entourage S2E31
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 thrown in). This show blurred the lines between reality and scripted comedy and drama. It redefined the…
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Boogie Nights (1997) ft. Monique Judge of The Root S2E30
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 (Joe is on a well earned vacation). We discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's award winning second film at length...
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Big Trouble In Little China (1986) S2E29
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 right now. We are discussing John Carpenter's Big Trouble In Little China starring Kurt Russell, Kim...
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The Social Network (2010) S2E28
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 film which while nominated for many awards somehow didn't win the big ones. The acting performances are...
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The Godfather: Part 2 (1974) S2E27
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. That's fine. For us though....Two is number one. It's a sequel and a prequel, it's everything you…
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Long time friends and Morehouse brothers Joe Carlos and Calvin Smith (and the occasional guest) discuss movies, music, life, and everything in between.
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