Odie Henderson

Summer of ’87: The Gate

Long before Stephen Dorff went Somewhere with Sofia Coppola, he made his screen debut in 1987’s horror oddity The Gate.

Summer of ’87: Dragnet: Not Just the Facts, Ma’am

If I Had a Sight & Sound Film Ballot: Odie “Odienator” Henderson’s Top 10 Films of All Time

I’m a compulsive. It’s no surprise that my list is full of movies about compulsion.

Summer of ’87: The Monster Squad: Wolfman’s Got Nards!

Summer of ’87: Roxanne: Smelling the Coffee in Brazil

Summer of ’87: Ishtar: Truth As a Dangerous Business

Here’s a conspiracy theory for you: Ishtar is intentionally terrible.

Summer of ’86: Thrill Me!: Night of the Creeps

Summer of ’86: I Ran All The Way Home: Stand By Me, Take One

Summer of ’86: Better Off Demi: One Crazy Summer

Summer of ’86: Chicago Cops In Love: Running Scared

Summer of ’86: Forget it, Jack, it’s Chinatown: Big Trouble in Little China, Take 2

It belongs in the same bucket as another unfairly maligned 1986 mythical fantasy with a bad script, The Golden Child.

Summer of ’86: Prince’s Cherry Bombs: Under the Cherry Moon

Summer of ’86: Maybe I’m Amazed: Labyrinth

Summer of ’86: Legally Bombed: Legal Eagles

Summer of ’86: Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

The Spielberg Blogathon: Indy Edition

Eve of Destruction: 60 Years of All About Eve

Noir City # 4: Forces of Nature and Acts of God

Unfortunately, I had to make my escape from Noir City after Friday’s showing of Slattery’s Hurricane, so I missed the final two days of the festival.

Noir City #3: Blondes Have More Fun

Noir City #2: “Thanks for the haircut, Delilah”