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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 make sure you like and leave a comment if you like. We appreciate you watching and listening!

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!

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 Wilson who was an educator at Spelman College. We hope you enjoy it. Like, subscribe, and comment. Sha...

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, and Chris are here for our last banter filled pick selection before we venture back into the wor...

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 Football Playoff, the coaching carousel and the previous week's divisional round before diving int...

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 the broadcasting booths and who we like and don't like. The end of the episode has some top notch banter...

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 Card Weekend. From there we go into a vigorous discussion about the types of things we would do if we we...

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 listen, a like, and subscribe. We have some great films on deck to discuss. We know you missed us! #theop...

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 some things to look out for during the game. It's always bittersweet when football season...

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 Atlanta. Take a listen and let us know if you agree with our picks. Subscribe, like, comment and inter...

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 by a discussion of a vintage 80's video featuring one of the signature hairstyles of the era and...

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 heat. Will Calvin's perfect pick streak continue? Will Joe take the mantle? Or will our guest best bot...

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. The questions are about the plot and acting which at times was laughable, but here we are! Purple...

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 conversation is very much rooted in 1984. We talk about the elephant in the room...

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 talking points you want to hear. We couldn't be more excited to be back with you all!

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 on. Calvin loves villains, Guy is definitively a villain, suffice to say there is a difference of opinio...

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 continue? Well listen and let us know what you think. Also we had thoughts on a ton of other things. This...

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 Donner's The Goonies. As you can imagine there is a lot to say and say it we did. We know this is a beloved...

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 with you, maybe you have a bottle of Malbec and a Chacuterie board. You decide, but what you must have...

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 stars in Ivan Reitman's last directorial effort along with Jennifer Garner and Chadwick Boseman among othe...

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 television. With so many options to choose from we wanted to discuss our current top fives as well...

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 goodness. This film has some flaws but overall we found it "necessary". We hope you enjoy this episode as...

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 Matheson, and Donald Sutherland National Lampoon's Animal House. This film, which is currently stream...

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 and even more highly entertaining, Django holds up pretty well. We have a pretty rousing conversation abo...

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 entertainment, they got you. If you are looking to laugh, they got you. If you want memorable original songs, they...