Jamie Broadnax

Founder/CEO of blackgirlnerds.com - the intersection of geek culture and Black feminism

Favorite films

  • The Color Purple
  • Reservoir Dogs
  • Scream
  • The Breakfast Club

All
  • Thunderbolts*

    ★★★½

  • Sinners

    ★★★★★

  • The Surfer

    ★★★★

  • Slanted

    ★★★★½

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Thunderbolts*

2025

★★★½ Watched

Loved this movie from beginning to end. A fun ride. Not happy with that they did with Taskmaster and had a bit of a cringe moment with Yelena and Sentry at one point, but aside from that I enjoyed the movie immensely and loved the post credit scenes. Great setup for the next event films!

Sinners

2025

★★★★★ Liked Watched

This movie has me in a chokehold. It’s rare when I leave a screening and still have thoughts about a movie long after watching it. I’m still thinking about Sinners. I woke up thinking about it. I went to bed thinking about it. The music, the performances, the cinematography, the direction was like a work of art. This is what film should look like. We’ve been so accustomed to recycled garbage in the form of “art” as something to be…

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Wicked

2024

★★★★½ Watched

Delightful, magical and a film I needed to escape to during just the right time. Loved the music, the elaborate production design, the costumes and the performances will resonate with you.

A Real Pain

2024

★★★★★ Liked Watched

Kieran Culkin is by far one of the most talented and entertaining actors of our time right now. He shines in this film. While I wasn’t a fan of Jesse Eisenberg’s feature directorial debut, he made up for it in this incredibly nuanced portrayal of about family, loss, and understanding how to tackle grief in such a compelling way. My favorite of Sundance so far.

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