The Blackened Tomato

Welcome back to The Blackened Tomato, where I talk movies, pop culture, and everything worth having an opinion about! 🍅🎬 This week, I've got BEEF with Disney's The Princess and the Frog, and we're getting into ALL of it! Before I get into why this beloved Disney animated movie doesn't quite sit right with me, I'm kicking things off with my usual movie rundown, sharing wh...

For the second time on The Blackened Tomato, I’ve got a guest! My girl Shari joins me for Episode 11 to talk about HBO’s Lanterns. We’re sharing our theories about what happened to Hal Jordan, trying to figure out what comes next, discussing the show’s use of the N-word, and asking the question that needs to be asked: Is Aaron Pierre too fine for us to focus? What’s your Hal Jordan theory? Drop it...

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 ev...

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 w...

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&a...

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...

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 o...

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...

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....