The Review Broads Bros + Paws

The Sessions I missed quite a few movies at Sundance last year, and unfortunately this was not even on my radar until after the festival.  I was also unaware of the director’s previous work, which for me doesn’t usually bode well.  After seeing a trailer it really sunk in that this could be a good flick.  This is my experience with the film. At the age of 38, Mark O'Brien, a man who uses an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and his priest, ... continue reading...

Recently Broad Z had the opportunity to get a peek at JUST what goes in to the process of making an Oscar nominated animated film when she visited Disney Animation Studios.  While we know "Z" is not much for animated movies, you'd be surprised to learn that she actually LOVED Wreck-It Ralph. Let's find out why.... It's true, I'm not a HUGE animation fan (with the exception of those counter-culture flicks of the 60's & early 70's), but that's mostly because I honestly can't say that ... continue reading...

Insider  I remember sitting down after Jeopardy one night with my family with a bowl of ice cream. Yes, we played Jeopardy as a family but sometimes we would skip sit-coms and watch a movie. At this point in my life my film knowledge was starting to build. I remembered that it felt like a less powerful version of All The Presidents Men. I know that sounded like I was knocking it but it was almost there, and this is/will always be one heck of a film. For those of you who decided not see this ... continue reading...

11 Flowers Color me excited to be reviewing this movie. I was a big fan of Xiaoshuai Wang’s Beijing Bicycle. So going into this film I knew that I would love his characterizations and storytelling methods. I did not know anything about 11 Flowers before watching it, no clue what it was about or anything. So what is 11 Flowers about? It really is hard to define this film because it deals with so much. There is rape, murder, politics, betrayal, and coming of age all through the eyes of 11 year ... continue reading...