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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Odie Henderson
@odienator.bsky.social
· Feb 19
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!
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February 17, 2026 at 5:06 AM
RIP Frederick Wiseman. I went to a New York Public Library-hosted chat between him and Errol Morris once.
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A pleasure menu of a movie: ‘Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros’ - The Boston Globe
If you love food porn, this movie will satiate your appetite for visions of French food while providing much insight into how that food is prepared. After all, it’s four hours long, the perfect length...
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February 17, 2026 at 5:00 AM
RIP Frederick Wiseman. I went to a New York Public Library-hosted chat between him and Errol Morris once.
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One of the most vicious negative reviews I've ever written was for this movie. (I took a swipe at it in my Duvall tribute today as well, even as I said he's good in it). But that Ice-T theme song is a banger.
Colors (1988). An attempt to be more than copaganda that isn't wholly successful, but there's enough honestly about the failing institutions and grinding poverty that create this environment that shows that the cops end up being just another gang at the end of the day.
February 17, 2026 at 4:29 AM
One of the most vicious negative reviews I've ever written was for this movie. (I took a swipe at it in my Duvall tribute today as well, even as I said he's good in it). But that Ice-T theme song is a banger.
RIP Robert Duvall, who (among so many achievements) made one of the great movies about faith, THE APOSTLE, and was great opposite James Earl Jones in the wonderful dramedy A FAMILY THING.
February 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
RIP Robert Duvall, who (among so many achievements) made one of the great movies about faith, THE APOSTLE, and was great opposite James Earl Jones in the wonderful dramedy A FAMILY THING.
In honor of this month, I'll be posting an article a day that celebrates us folks. Today, it's my Globe appreciation of Tina Turner. It starts out nice and easy, and the finish is nice and ruff!
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Tina Turner saved my soul - The Boston Globe
To say I am a fan would be a massive understatement. Tina Turner was the first singer for whom I camped outside a concert venue hoping to score tickets. Experiencing her live was a must.
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February 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM
In honor of this month, I'll be posting an article a day that celebrates us folks. Today, it's my Globe appreciation of Tina Turner. It starts out nice and easy, and the finish is nice and ruff!
www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/25/a...
www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/25/a...
The pseudo-Rasta crab had better songs than the outright racist ass Siamese cats shot in CinemaScope. Vote accordingly. (Bad Odie!)
Today in the second round of the Walt Disney Animation Studios bracket, a young mermaid with a yen for humans goes up against a romance that’s for the dogs.
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/7wEDaF/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Little Mermaid
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February 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The pseudo-Rasta crab had better songs than the outright racist ass Siamese cats shot in CinemaScope. Vote accordingly. (Bad Odie!)
The folks who keep pimping AI as a means of artistic creativity clearly don't understand what it's like to create art. The joy and the pain of it is not relevant to them. They're basically saying "let's skip the bar, the booze, the hookup and the fucking...and let's just jump to the walk of shame."
February 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The folks who keep pimping AI as a means of artistic creativity clearly don't understand what it's like to create art. The joy and the pain of it is not relevant to them. They're basically saying "let's skip the bar, the booze, the hookup and the fucking...and let's just jump to the walk of shame."
I was never trained to be a writer. I come from a tech background, both in school and in the 35 years I worked in I.T. So, I have a techie's brain. And yet, I would NEVER want a program to tell me what to write, how to form a sentence, or to come up with an idea. I don't use spell or grammar check!
One thing you see in both the smug dope from the Plain Dealer and the Cruise/Pitt clip is profound resentment at the idea that creative work is a skill with human variables--experience, instinct, practice, imagination. There is real anger at the very idea that non-technological human talent matters.
February 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I was never trained to be a writer. I come from a tech background, both in school and in the 35 years I worked in I.T. So, I have a techie's brain. And yet, I would NEVER want a program to tell me what to write, how to form a sentence, or to come up with an idea. I don't use spell or grammar check!
Wait...you can't eat those?
Dear @PepperidgeFarms
pls make the cookie dividers edible they're killing my momentum
pls make the cookie dividers edible they're killing my momentum
February 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Wait...you can't eat those?
in this article, it says: "By removing writing from reporters’ workloads, we’ve effectively freed up an extra workday for them each week."
I work at a newspaper. Writing IS my fucking job! This is like saying "by removing patients from a doctor's workload..."
I wanna buy that student a coffee.
I work at a newspaper. Writing IS my fucking job! This is like saying "by removing patients from a doctor's workload..."
I wanna buy that student a coffee.
A conscientious journalism grad withdraw from a job when she learned the Cleveland Plain Dealer uses AI to write its stories.
Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
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Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
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February 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM
in this article, it says: "By removing writing from reporters’ workloads, we’ve effectively freed up an extra workday for them each week."
I work at a newspaper. Writing IS my fucking job! This is like saying "by removing patients from a doctor's workload..."
I wanna buy that student a coffee.
I work at a newspaper. Writing IS my fucking job! This is like saying "by removing patients from a doctor's workload..."
I wanna buy that student a coffee.
My apartment complex doesn't allow cats. So I had to build one. Despite a few iffy moments, my first LEGO project was surprisingly relaxing. I say surprising because I sucked at LEGO as a kid--in fact, I HATED playing with LEGOs as a kid. This was an experiment. I'm glad it was a success.
February 16, 2026 at 5:53 AM
My apartment complex doesn't allow cats. So I had to build one. Despite a few iffy moments, my first LEGO project was surprisingly relaxing. I say surprising because I sucked at LEGO as a kid--in fact, I HATED playing with LEGOs as a kid. This was an experiment. I'm glad it was a success.
They say this crap movie's a baaad wuther SHUT YO MOUTH! But I'm talkin' bout box office!
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Box Office: ‘Wuthering Heights’ Predicts $82M Global Bow But ‘GOAT’ Poses Surprise Threat in U.S.
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi's new movie Valentine's Day/Presidents Day was expected to open to $40 million in North America but Sony Animation and Stephen Curry's 'GOAT' is gaining ground far too q...
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February 16, 2026 at 2:28 AM
They say this crap movie's a baaad wuther SHUT YO MOUTH! But I'm talkin' bout box office!
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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
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."
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
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February 15, 2026 at 6:06 PM
About to watch the Billy Preston documentary, THAT'S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT. Looking forward to this one.
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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
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
I got out of tech at the right fucking time.
Who knew LETHAL WEAPON 2 was a documentary?
February 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Who knew LETHAL WEAPON 2 was a documentary?
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...
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February 15, 2026 at 4:40 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...
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
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!
www.paristheaternyc.com/film/all-abo...
www.paristheaternyc.com/film/all-abo...
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.
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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
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...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/13/a...
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...
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February 15, 2026 at 4:16 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.
coolidge.org/package/semi...
coolidge.org/package/semi...
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.
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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.
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February 15, 2026 at 4:03 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...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/11/a...
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.
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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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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
The Disney bracket today is a toughee! I bring it to your attention so you can vote! You're welcome!
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
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.
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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
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.