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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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I wrote a book on Blaxploitation Cinema! Ya damn right! It's called BLACK CAESARS AND FOXY CLEOPATRAS: A HISTORY OF BLAXPLOITATION CINEMA. Available at bookstores, libraries and even an audiobook (read by moi). If you want to get a copy, ask yo' mama!
There's a line in the Billy Preston doc THAT'S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT that will stick with me for a while. Sandra Crouch says "can you imagine if church was really what it says it is? People would be bustin' down the doors to get in here."
February 15, 2026 at 8:12 PM
About to watch the Billy Preston documentary, THAT'S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT. Looking forward to this one.

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BILLY PRESTON: THAT'S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT | OFFICIAL TRAILER
YouTube video by Abramorama
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February 15, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I got out of tech at the right fucking time.
Token Anxiety

i think i mostly echo this for myself. with so much that can be done, i often feel like i *should* be doing something, always
February 15, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Who knew LETHAL WEAPON 2 was a documentary?
February 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
In honor of this month, I'll be posting an article a day that celebrates us folks. Today, it's one of the 14 Black Man Talks I conducted with Mr. Steven Boone. Since I'm doing the Sidney seminar on 2/22, here's our long read on Mr. Poitier and his career. bigmediavandal.blogspot.com/2016/04/blac...
Black Man Talk: Sidney Poitier: Defiance, Determination and Dinner
by Steven Boone and Odie "Od ienator" Hender son   (The following is a conversation between Big Media Vandalism founder Steven Boone an...
bigmediavandal.blogspot.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:40 PM
You can't keep Margo Channing--or her biggest fan--down! My intro for ALL ABOUT EVE has been rescheduled at the Paris! It's now 2/25 at 7pm. Come talk killer to killer with Henderson de Witt!

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Paris Theater - All About Eve
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February 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Get a head start on your Oscar pool with my first of three articles on the Oscar-nominated shorts. They hit theaters on February 20. By then, you'll know what I think of all 15, and what I think is gonna win.

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/13/a...
Bears, pearls, siblings, an aspiring retiree: looking at this year’s Oscar-nominated animated shorts - The Boston Globe
Globe movie critic Odie Henderson makes his prediction for which film will win.
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February 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Bostonians, come to my @thecoolidge.bsky.social seminar about A RAISIN IN THE SUN on Feb. 22 at 1:15pm. We're showing the movie afterwards. I put on a good show--informative, entertaining and not at all stodgy. This my 13th Coolidge seminar, and my 2nd on Mr. Poitier.

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Seminar: A Raisin in the Sun
Langston Hughes' famous question "What happens to a dream deferred?" inspired Lorraine Hansberry to write one of the great plays of the 20th century. In this seminar, Odie Henderson tells you how Hans...
coolidge.org
February 15, 2026 at 4:16 PM
While I'm mentioning brackets, don't forget to vote in the Globe's Olympic Movies bracket! We're on the 2nd round right now. Still mad THE CUTTING EDGE lost in the first round. I co-wrote the blurbs.

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/11/a...
Bracket: Vote for the Greatest Olympic movie of all time in the Reel Olympics, Round 2 - The Boston Globe
Discover the best Olympics-themed movies with The Reel Olympics! Vote for your favorite and see which film will win Globe gold.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The Disney bracket today is a toughee! I bring it to your attention so you can vote! You're welcome!
Today in the second round of the Walt Disney Animation Studios bracket, a wayfaring young woman goes up against a kindly young bell-ringer. This should be fun.

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/3jH1QH/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Moana
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/3jH1QH/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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February 15, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Yuck! AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is on TCM. Not even Gene Kelly can save that dreadful script (which won a freakin' Oscar) and that ballet at the end is pretentious torture that goes on for 30 minutes longer than THE BRUTALIST. One of my least favorite musicals ever--and I love musicals.
February 15, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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White people have so long defined free speech as getting away with saying childish, witless insults. Real people are fighting for their lives and this is what they're fighting for.
No. This guy isn’t even a Democrat and fat-shaming is not what people mean when they talk about ‘dark woke’ or ‘woke 2’.

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February 14, 2026 at 7:19 PM
"My name is Cupid Valentino, the modern day Cupid."

Happy Valentine's Day from Odie 3000.

"Don't you supposed to be some kind of a player or something?"

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Happy Valentine's Day
YouTube video by Outkast - Topic
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February 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
On this episode of COLUMBO that takes place on THE LOVVVVVE BOAT, the guy from QUANTUM LEAP and BLUE VELVET is framed for a murder committed by THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. Columbo must solve the case while battling seasickness. Directed by the star of THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE.
February 14, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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A really fantastic and personal piece by @odienator.bsky.social about BOYZ N THE HOOD.
Praying for that fool: ‘Boyz N the Hood’ turns 35 - The Boston Globe
Globe film critic Odie Henderson reveals why he loves John Singleton’s Oscar-nominated masterpiece.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Sue me, but it still sounds like "chi-chi-chi! Ha-Ha-Ha!" in those movies! Happy Jason Day!
February 13, 2026 at 8:42 PM
RuPaul's Drag Cat! You betta work!
February 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
We also have a bracket at the Globe! Vote in our Olympics movie bracket. We're on round 2. Movies that are still in the running include BLADES OF GLORY, COOL RUNNINGS and MIRACLE.

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/11/a...
Bracket: Vote for the Greatest Olympic movie of all time in the Reel Olympics, Round 2 - The Boston Globe
Discover the best Olympics-themed movies with The Reel Olympics! Vote for your favorite and see which film will win Globe gold.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Everybody wants to be a cat...🎶
February 13, 2026 at 3:03 PM
A better Heathcliff to spend your weekend with:

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Heathcliff (intro)
YouTube video by Mill Creek Entertainment
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February 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
My 10 unconventional romances piece is in the paper today. As promised, I'll tell you what they were:

HAROLD AND MAUDE
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
THE FLY
STARMAN
HER
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH
ELECTRIC DREAMS
WITNESS
LADYHAWKE

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/11/a...
From ‘Her’ to ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,’ here are 10 unconventional movie romances - The Boston Globe
Want something different for your Valentine’s Day movie?
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February 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I have four articles in the paper today, but this is the one of which I'm most proud. BOYZ N THE HOOD turns 35 this year, so I wrote an anniversary tribute.

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/13/a...
Praying for that fool: ‘Boyz N the Hood’ turns 35 - The Boston Globe
Globe film critic Odie Henderson reveals why he loves John Singleton’s Oscar-nominated masterpiece.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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This is the way. When they come at us, we come back at them twofold. Raise that Pride flag every time they take it down. If they prevent that, surround the park with Pride flags. Ruin their petty little lives until they shit rainbows. Never stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall After Federal Removal
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February 13, 2026 at 4:56 AM
I was going to do a ranking of 007 theme songs at the paper, but I decided against it because i didn't want to be aggravated. But this would be in the top 10. They did Gladys wrong--she's the only singer of a Bond theme song who isn't mentioned in the opening credits.

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Gladys Knight - Licence To Kill (Proms in Hyde Park 2018)
YouTube video by BBC Music
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February 13, 2026 at 12:21 AM
I also wrote about SCHOOL DAZE's best musical number as part of my 11 Great Musical numbers piece at the Globe.

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February 12, 2026 at 11:30 PM