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Odie Henderson

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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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Glad she said that. I edited my comments about shallowness out of my review.

06.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Women Writers Week 2026: Table of Contents FILM REVIEWS

I forgot to mention that it's Women Writers Week at my old stomping grounds of @ebertvoices.bsky.social! Read all the great writing from a variety of contributors!

www.rogerebert.com/women-writer...

06.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You don't want to muscle in on art supply distribution!

Why not?

Because you're BLICK!

(Hook yanks Odie off Bluesky)

06.03.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
SCTV - Katharine Hepburn for Twillings Tea
SCTV - Katharine Hepburn for Twillings Tea YouTube video by SCTV

You nasty, Katharine Hepburn!

youtu.be/Uoatg0CJxtM

05.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What was that mailbox made out of? Gold?

05.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Bobby Caldwell -  What You Won't Do for Love
Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do for Love YouTube video by thepaak786

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 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 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For the afternoon crowd!

05.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 2 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 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 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 πŸ‘ 5 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 πŸ‘ 15 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 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't need 'em!

05.03.2026 19:13 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 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Everybody Loves The Sunshine - Roy Ayers Ubiquity (1976)
Everybody Loves The Sunshine - Roy Ayers Ubiquity (1976) YouTube video by 1mistaGROOVE

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

youtu.be/nC9dQOnUyao

05.03.2026 14:56 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 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 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She damn sure did not.

04.03.2026 21:41 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 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 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 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Everybody I want to know already knows the story.

04.03.2026 19:14 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 πŸ‘ 9 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 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 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a former coder, I concur.

04.03.2026 16:23 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 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 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0