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On this weeks episode I review Martin Scorsese's newest drama, Killers of the Flower Moon.  I brought on movie buff, Dan Guzman to help me review the biggest movie of fall. We discussed our like and dislikes of this three and half hour long movie. For a throwback movie, we reviewed another Leonardo DiCaprio film made in 2006, Blood Diamond. 

Killers of the Flower Moon. Directed by Martin Scorseses. When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one - until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

Blood Diamond (2006). Directed by Edward Zwick. A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.

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On this weeks segment of Open Tabs, I invite my friend Chris Rivera, aka Diabeto, back onto the podcast to help me review a couple of comedy classics. With football starting again, we watched Adam Sander's movie, The Longest Yard.  And with Baseball just ending, we watched Billy Bob Thornton's movie, Bad News Bears. 

The Longest Yard (2005). Directed by Peter Segal. Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards.

Bad News Bears(2005). Directed by Richard Linklater. A grizzled little league coach tries to turn his team of misfits into champs.

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On this weeks episode, I get my pants scared off be watching The Exorcist: Believer. The newest addition to the paranormal franchise. I was joined by returning guest Sebastian who is one of the biggest horror fans I know. We discussed what makes a good scary movie. And for our throwback episode, we watched one of Jenna Ortega's first big feature film, X. Not necessarily a scary movie, but definitely a good enough movie to make us laugh during our review.  

The Exorcist: Believer. Directed by David Gordon Green. When two girls disappear into the woods and return three days later with no memory of what happened to them, the father of one girl seeks out Chris MacNeil, who's been forever altered by what happened to her daughter fifty years ago.

X (2022). Directed by Ti West. In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

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For the first episode in October, we kick off the spooky season off with one of the scariest things ever, the finance world.  I reviewed a new bio pic that goes over the game stop stock trading trend over the pandemic in 2020. Filled with a lot of favorite celebritie, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Pete Davidson, and Nick Offerman. I invite David McCray to help me review this great biopic. We also reviewed the 2015 biopic, The Big Short. Which recaps the events of the housing market crash in 2005-2008. 

Dumb Money. Directed by Craig Gillespie. Dumb Money is the ultimate David vs. Goliath tale, based on the insane true story of everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (the video game store) into the world's hottest company.

The Big Short (2015). Directed by Adam McKay. In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the United States mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.

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On this weeks episode, there is no movie review. Instead I invited Greg back on to discuss conspiracy theory that revolves around Hollywood. We go over everything from Big Foot, Aliens, Lizzard People, and even Mermaids. We definitely went off the rails with this one! I also cover some popular fan conspiracy theories about some of the most famous movie plots like, Titanic, Finding Nemo, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and more!

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On this week episode I have my dad on for the second week in a row to help me get this years spooky season started.  We watched The Nun 2 together and we discussed the whole Conjuring franchise and how well this movie fits in it. Though most of the movie had us on the edge of our seats, we break down some of the flaws in this movie as well. And for this weeks throwback movie, we watched Dead Silence for the first time together. A very creepy movie, but not a satisfying plot. 

The Nun 2. Directed by Michael Chaves. 1956 - France. A priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face-to-face with Valak, the demon nun.

Dead Silence (2007). Directed by James Wan. After his wife meets a grisly end, Jamie Ashen returns to his hometown of Ravens Fair to find answers. His investigation leads him to the ghost of a ventriloquist named Mary Shaw who seems to have to ties to his entire family tree

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This weeks episode is a Denzel Washington appreciation tribute! I review Equalizer 3. The newest and final installment to the franchise. Where he once again proves that he is much more then just a drama actor, but a great action star as well. I have my old man back on the podcast, Bob Miranda. He chose this weeks throwback movie, Man on Fire, also starring Denzel Washington along with Dakota Fanning. 

The Equalizer 3. Directed by Antoine Fugua. Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.

Man on Fire (2004). Directed by Tony Scott. In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.

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On this weeks episode, I review the last summer block buster of the year, Gran Turismo. Based on a true story, this film is one of the best movies of the year. David Harbour definitely steals the show in this biopic. Brandon Cole comes back to help me review my favorite biopic. Instead of having a throwback movie this episode, we also review Strays. The newest Will Ferrell raunchy comedy along side Jaime Foxx.

Gran Turismo. Directed by Neill Blomkamp. Based on the unbelievable, inspiring true story of a team of underdogs - a struggling, working-class gamer, a failed former race car driver, and an idealistic motorsport exec - who risk it all to take on the most elite sport in the world.

Strays. Directed by Josh Greenbaum. An abandoned dog teams up with other strays to get revenge on his former owner.

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On this weeks episode I watched Blue Beetle so you don't have to. The first established movie in the new DCEU. A high anticipated movie for the first solo hispanic superhero movie, but does it live up to the hype? I invited returning podcast host of Date Night with Ky & Kas, Kyle Clifford.  He brought this weeks throwback movie we talk about in the second half of this weeks episode, The Suicide Squad.  We share our theater experience and even have a mini review of The Last Voyage of the Demeter. 

Blue Beetle. Directed by Angle Manuel Soto. An alien scarab chooses college graduate Jaime Reyes to be its symbiotic host, bestowing the teenager with a suit of armor that's capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero known as Blue Beetle.

The Suicide Squad (2021). Directed by James Gunn. Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker, and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

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