The Blackened Tomato
Welcome to The Blackened Tomato, a podcast with seasoned takes on movies, pop culture, politics and a bit of whatever scratches my brain I'm excited to start my podcast journey and share even more thoughts on film and pop culture outside of short form videos. You can find me on TikTok and IG @ojdacritic. This is a solo pod that will have a mix of guest and close friends when the content and time allows.
Episodes
From action movies to comedy classics, some of the best movie duos ever put a Black man and a white man together and had them hash it out.
With DC’s Lanterns and the controversial By Any Means getting people talking, I decided Episode 10 was the perfect time to look back at some of my favorite interracial buddy movies featuring Black and white male leads.
We’re talking comedy, action, drama and everything ...
Welcome to The Blackened Tomato, a podcast with seasoned takes on movies, pop culture, politics and a bit of whatever scratches my brain!
In Episode 9, we’re asking one very important question: What would Mookie from Do the Right Thing do about the Texas Roadhouse controversy? 😤
I’m breaking down Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing, the real-life racial tensions and events reflected in the film, and why a movie ...
Welcome to The Blackened Tomato, a podcast with seasoned takes on movies, pop culture, politics and a bit of whatever scratches my brain
Today i'm just jumping back into the podcasting game, catching everyone up on what I've been up to and saying hello.
But i'm back or "i'm alive!" as Aegon would say.
I forgot intro/outro here but I insist this still goes up, see ya'll again soon!
In episode 7 of The Blackened Tomato I will dive into some recent pop culture moments surrounding race and politics and also explain why some movies in theaters right now may be worth your time.
pop culture moments:
Druski's conservative white woman skit
Meta and YT's lawsuit updates
Snape has been casted black in HBO's Harry Potter series
Movies:
Ready or Not 2
Slanted
Project Hail Mary
Life (1999)
Episode 6!! In this episode we'll get into why Hoppers is indeed just like the Avatar franchise, Netflix's latest out of control dating show, Timothy Chalamet, The Oscars and why Shrinking on Apple TV is INSANELY good television.
In this episode I'll clear up some confusion around the BAFTA N word situation, why Love Is Blind has a casting problem and of course chat through some interesting movies that are currently out or coming out soon. I'll also discuss how classic black movie chats will soon become a recurring segment.
In this episode of The Blackened Tomato I'll be discussing final Super Bowl thoughts (more on my socials), the weight of pop culture right now, what I've been watching, movies i'm excited to see this week and later in the pod i'll shout out 3 books, 3 actors and 3 tv shows for black history month.
Ep. Corrections
Dracula is DIRECTED by Luc Besson, not produced
Paradise is not out yet
Feb 26. Release
I always mean Viola Davis, ...
In this pod we'll get into the heavy news week, how Amazon is completely out of control with their movie output, part 1 of Oscar homework i'm getting through, and IShowSpeed's Africa tour reminding people once more what Africa has to offer.
This weeks Oscar homework includes films that have women nominated for Best Actress: If I Had Legs I'd Kick you and Hamnet. I'll dive into what I think about these two movies and how I feel so fa...
Episode two of The Blackened Tomato! We're chatting why Sinners is so under appreciated outside the black community, understanding that your heroes have a screw loose and NEVER going to theme parks without a fast pass.
Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Oj and my journey starts here. Thank you so much for listening!
Welcome to the FIRST go at me trying the podcast game, the sound needs love, the structure needs love, everything needs love. Its also late and our thoughts are raw but i'm glad we made something happen. The journey begins.
This is me and my close friend and co worker Shari discussing our thoughts on Avatar Fire and Ash and Stranger Things up until the Finale episode which has yet to release.
There will not always be guest but the mi...
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