We’re back from a two week hiatus with a packed edition of the podcast. Hear reviews of Clash of the Titans, Death at a Funeral, Kick-Ass, and a second opinion on Hot Tub Time Machine. Catch up with what the Widescreen Warrior crew have been watching, Rafe’s secret confession of romance with Will Smith big budget blockbusters, Jeff’s hatred of Repo: The Genetic Opera, and a return... 

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... 

Initially, Up in the Air carried no appeal for me. Despite high praise from just about everyone I know in the movie community, the movie looked like standard Oscar fodder, with an unimpressive ad campaign. Even with Jason Reitman at the helm, a filmmaker I usually enjoy immensely, I didn’t expect much from the George Clooney picture, and expected this to be the first Reitman project that left me... 

It’s an episode so long we couldn’t possibly cram it into our traditional hourlong format (a technical malfunction with the timer notwithstanding). Inside you’ll hear reviews of Sherlock Holmes, Up in the Air, and Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Darkside, as well as the finish of James Cameron month with Strange Days and True Lies. We also offer some long-overdue opinions...