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Odie Henderson

@odienator.bsky.social

Author of BLACK CAESARS AND FOXY CLEOPATRAS: A HISTORY OF BLAXPLOITATION CINEMA. Still the Boston Globe's chief film critic for now :) Former RogerEbert.com critic. Also former IT Diva (reformed). Black, bi, badass. View are my own! NSFC and GALECA member.

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SCTV - Katharine Hepburn for Twillings Tea
YouTube video by SCTV SCTV - Katharine Hepburn for Twillings Tea

You nasty, Katharine Hepburn!

youtu.be/Uoatg0CJxtM

05.03.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What was that mailbox made out of? Gold?

05.03.2026 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bobby Caldwell -  What You Won't Do for Love
YouTube video by thepaak786 Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do for Love

Black folks: Do you remember where you were when you discovered that Bobby Caldwell looked like...well, Bobby Caldwell? (I can listen to this song 10 times in a row and not get tired of it.)

youtu.be/C8Y0SZrPdX0

05.03.2026 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I like to think Noem was informed she was fired when she received a TikTok showing Gregory Peck's last scene in THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL.

05.03.2026 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For the afternoon crowd!

05.03.2026 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’ is a hunka hunka Luhrmann love - The Boston Globe Director Baz Luhrmann delivers a music-filled documentary even an Elvis hater can enjoy.

Even I liked it, and I hate Elvis!

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/27/a...

05.03.2026 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of Kadeem Hardison as his most famous character, Dwayne Wayne.

A photo of Kadeem Hardison as his most famous character, Dwayne Wayne.

If only he was named Dwayne Wayne. It would be A Different World.

05.03.2026 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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With β€˜Hoppers,’ Pixar is running out of new ideas - The Boston Globe This tale of a robot beaver trying to save an animal habitat rips off "Avatar" and has an obnoxious protagonist, too.

HOPPERS is a rip-off of both AVATAR and MEN IN BLACK, plus it looks more like cheap Dreamworks than Pixar. And its protagonist is so obnoxious and unlikable that I wanted to scream. At least you get to see Meryl Streep squashed by a gigantic Oscar.

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/a...

05.03.2026 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Markwayne? And you White folks have the nerve to talk about Black people's names?

05.03.2026 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here comes β€˜The Bride!’ and she’ll give you a headache - The Boston Globe Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale star in this occasionally clever yet punishing hot mess from writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal.

I'm curious to see what audiences think of Jessie Buckley's NORBIT--I mean THE BRIDE! I thought it was absolutely awful, but I also admired that its decision to go fully bonkers without care or common sense. Looks nice but it's sound and fury signifying nothing.

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/a...

05.03.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't need 'em!

05.03.2026 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The hilarious racism curing staircase in Sandra Bullock's house earned that film an extra half-star from me! I didn't hate CRASH as much as some folks (though I still panned it). If DO THE RIGHT THING hadn't already taught me not to trust White critics' reviews of films about race, CRASH would have.

05.03.2026 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Everybody Loves The Sunshine - Roy Ayers Ubiquity (1976)
YouTube video by 1mistaGROOVE Everybody Loves The Sunshine - Roy Ayers Ubiquity (1976)

The song I always listen to when I need a moment to feel chill.

youtu.be/nC9dQOnUyao

05.03.2026 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Test yourself with the Globe’s Academy Awards trivia quiz - The Boston Globe With the annual awards ceremony approaching soon, see if you can answer film critic Odie Henderson's questions.

Need a break? Over at the Globe, I wrote a quiz about famous Oscar firsts and Oscar records. Take it and see how well you do!

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/05/a...

05.03.2026 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Project Hail Mary IMAX screen.

Project Hail Mary IMAX screen.

Hey girl, I'm at...

05.03.2026 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She damn sure did not.

04.03.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wasn't wrong. THE BRIDE! is Jessie Buckley's NORBIT. But unlike Ed-DEE's faux pas, it won't cost her the Oscar.

04.03.2026 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here comes β€˜The Bride!’ and she’ll give you a headache - The Boston Globe Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale star in this occasionally clever yet punishing hot mess from writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Walking out of the screening room, I thought THE BRIDE! was TURRIBLE! But at the same time, there's something about it that softened that original assessment of the movie.

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/a...

04.03.2026 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why not Timothee? Because his performance sucked, Hollywood Reporter. They wouldn't do this for a Black actor. Nobody is writing "Why not Michael B. Jordan" or "Why not Delroy Lindo."

What bullshit.

04.03.2026 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Everybody I want to know already knows the story.

04.03.2026 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Man, I hope I'm in Boston the day RFK Jr. shows up. I'm just imagining him getting pummeled with Dunkin Ice coffees while guys with thick Bahston accents cuss his ass out. I hope the Globe lets me cover this story.

04.03.2026 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I literally got my ass whipped as a 5-year old over FANTASIA, so I'll never vote for that (plus, I can't stand that movie). This Grumpy is voting for Snow White. Vote for whatever your heart tells you!

04.03.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of the movie "Tyler Perry's Temptation" on my TV.

A photo of the movie "Tyler Perry's Temptation" on my TV.

That time I turned on my hotel TV in Boston and Tyler Perry's worst, most offensive movie was on it!

04.03.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As a former coder, I concur.

04.03.2026 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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With β€˜Hoppers,’ Pixar is running out of new ideas - The Boston Globe This tale of a robot beaver trying to save an animal habitat rips off "Avatar" and has an obnoxious protagonist, too.

I did not care for PIXAR's AVATAR, I mean, HOPPERS.

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/a...

04.03.2026 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Famous Lion King Song Finally Translated, Internet Reacts

Ok this is some funny shit right here:

www.theroot.com/the-hilariou...

04.03.2026 04:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously. I'm an expensive ho, so my soul is safe.

04.03.2026 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How I arrived on Bluesky

04.03.2026 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Didn't those pesky DEI Black folks Target hates come up with "Tarzhay" in the first place? I wouldn't come back to shop at Target if they offered glory holes shaped like their logo on aisle 5, and had free $20 bills shooting out of a mannequin's ass on aisle 9.

03.03.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0