Chris Bumbray

Editor-in-Chief - JoBlo

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Favorite Movies: Goodfellas, A Clockwork Orange, Boogie Nights, Goldfinger, Casablanca, Scarface (83 version), read more Heat, The Guns of Navarone, The Dirty Dozen, Pulp Fiction, Taxi Driver, Blade Runner, any film noir

Likes: Movies, LP's, James Bond, true hollywood memoirs, The Bret Easton read more Ellis Podcast, every sixties british pop band, every 80s new wave band - in fact just generally all eighties songs, even the really shit ones, and of course, Tom Friggin' Cruise!

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Top Gun (1986) Revisited: Tom Cruise Movie Review

Posted 4 years ago

Chris Here on JoBlo Originals, we’re devoted Tom Cruise superfans. We’ve been counting down the YEARS to the release of Top Gun: Maverick and are pleased to say that it’s everything we hoped it would be. With Tom Cruise back...

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Jurassic Park (1993) vs Jurassic World (2015): Face-Off

Posted 4 years ago

Chris With the impending release of Colin Trevorrow‘s Jurassic World: Dominion bringing a close to the second trilogy in the ongoing Jurassic franchise, and if audience interest, and more importantly for those studio ‘suits’, the numbers, stack up, it won’t...

Movie News

The Man from Toronto: Netflix sets release date for Kevin Hart/Woody Harrelson comedy

Posted 4 years ago

Netflix has been doing pretty well with Kevin Hart. His last movie with them, Fatherhood, was a hit with viewers and critics, so it was no surprise that the studio picked up his next movie, The Man from Toronto in...

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WTF Happened to Smokin’ Aces (2006)?

Posted 4 years ago

Chris Joe Carnahan is considered one of the most fiercely independent directors in Hollywood today. Bursting onto the scene with Narc, it served as a cinematic calling card that landed him on the A-list as far as directors go, but...

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Movie Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick Review

Posted 4 years ago

PLOT: Many years after his exploits at Top Gun, Maverick (Tom Cruise) is ordered back to his old stomping grounds to train a new generation of pilots for a top-secret mission. Among them is the son (Miles Teller) of his...

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X-Men (2000) Revisited: Marvel Movie Review

Posted 4 years ago

Chris In this episode of Marvel Revisited, we take a look at Bryan Singer’s 2000 superhero epic, X-Men. The first film to bring these beloved Marvel characters to life, it was arguably the movie that kicked off the superhero boom...

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Roger Moore Tribute (1927-2017): We Remember

Posted 4 years ago

Chris Here at JoBlo Originals, we’re pretty devoted 007 fans. In fact, our ongoing series, James Bond Revisited, ranks as one of our most popular shows ever. Of all of the James Bond actors, one that we have the most...

Director Adam Wingard's Godzilla vs. Kong follow-up Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has earned a PG-13 rating for creature violence

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Face Off – King Kong vs Godzilla (Characters)

Posted 4 years ago

Chris I have become death. The destroyer of worlds. GODZILLA and KING KONG. When it comes to giant monster movie cinema, these two titans may be the first to enter your mind. In 1933, the eighth wonder of the world...

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Movie News

Bad Boys 4: Will Smith Oscar slap not a factor in the movie’s delay

Posted 4 years ago

Ever since the Will Smith Oscar slap, it’s seemed like the former Fresh Prince’s movie projects were being delayed and dumped en masse. This includes the highly anticipated Bad Boys 4, which was rumored to be on pause following the...

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The Arrow in the Head Show digs into the best Female Horror Icons

Posted 4 years ago

Chris Why did we never get the female answer to Freddy Krueger? A long-lasting multi-film icon of the feminine persuasion? Today on The Arrow In The Head Show, John and Lance tackle their choices on which female villains have stood...

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Every RoboCop Movie Ranked

Posted 1 day ago

RoboCop ranked from worst to best, with all four movies revisited to see which entries still deliver and which ones miss the mark.

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Awesome Art’s Tribute to The Lord Of The Rings

Posted 1 day ago

Chris Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...