Science fiction horror is a curious beast. Few get it right. It’s a delicate dance, similar to mixing horror and comedy. However, sci-fi and horror can blend magnificently creating a spectacular frightening feast. Alien (1979) is a great example, as is Predator (1987). Another one from the same era is John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982), itself a remake of the classic 1951 version directed by Christian... 

We’ll warn you in advance: this episode goes to some strange places. We review It’s Kind of a Funny Story and critique another critic’s buzz-phrase, which leads into a discussion on Hollywood’s recently adopted cause: bullying – a cause we can’t stress enough. Trying to get back on track we look at two of John Carpenter’s alien invasion movies before misreporting... 

Sorry for the delay in this week’s show. The computer we use to encode the episode died, and this time it looks like it’s permanent. We’re trying something new to bring you the episode and hope it works as well. This week’s episode sees reviews of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Let Me In, and The Social Network, as well as berating of Margaret and Jeff for not watching our... 

Closing Tabs started as a weekly look at news we didn’t cover on the site throughout the week. As the site has grown, however, we’ve moved away from reporting most news (you can catch most of it regurgitated on other sites anyway) in favor of more original opinions and editorials. Still, that news is out there, clogging up the tabs on our browsers, so now we offer the column as a Tuesday/Thursday...