Chris Bumbray

Editor-in-Chief - JoBlo

5,753 Articles Published

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!

Movie Reviews

Encounter Review (TIFF 2021)

Posted 5 years ago

PLOT: A decorated marine (Riz Ahmed) kidnaps his two young sons, claiming that they’re in the midst of an alien invasion and that only he can keep them safe. REVIEW: At this point, I don’t think anyone can deny that...

Movie News

Blacklight: Liam Neeson action thriller set for February release

Posted 5 years ago

It wouldn’t be the winter without a bit of ass-kicking from Liam Neeson, now would it? Fresh off three back-to-back pandemic-released thrillers, Liam Neeson is back in action with Blacklight, and Briarcliff Entertainment is giving it a wide theatrical release...

JoBlo Originals

Brendan Fraser: 22 Things You Didn’t Know

Posted 5 years ago

Chris Do you think you know everything about Brendan Fraser? Then, join us as we take a look at 22 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT BRENDAN FRASER! We cover his whole career on this brand new show from the creator...

JoBlo Originals

Superman – The Movie : DC Movies Revisited

Posted 5 years ago

Chris Superman – The Movie is undoubtedly the film that gave birth to the idea of superhero movies as a viable, big-screen genre. Before Richard Donner’s 1978 film, superheroes were campy (see the old Adam West Batman), but with this...

Horror Movie News

New Lost Boys Movie planned at WB: Noah Jupe & Jaeden Martell will star

Posted 5 years ago

Proving once again that everything old is new again, THR is reporting that Warner Bros is fast-tracking a new Lost Boys movie and have already set It: Chapter One star Jaeden Martell and A Quiet Place’s Noah Jupe as the...

JoBlo Originals

WTF Happened to Cowboys & Aliens?

Posted 5 years ago

Chris WTF Happened To This Movie? – The JoBlo series that looks at troubled productions, curious creative decisions, box-office failures, surprising successes, and cult favorites! With Hollywood heavyweights like Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig, Jon Favreau and Steven Spielberg collaborating on...

Movie Reviews

The Survivor Review (TIFF 2021)

Posted 5 years ago

PLOT: The true story of boxer Harry Haft (Ben Foster). During WW2, the Jewish Haft was sent to Auschwitz, and when he punched out a guard who was about to execute his friend, he was chosen by an officer (Billy...

JoBlo Originals

Krull (1983) – Fantasizing About Fantasy Films

Posted 5 years ago

Chris Back in the 1980’s, every studio in town was chasing the success of Star Wars by releasing their own sci-fi epics. In the meantime, Conan the Barbarian brought the fantasy genre back to the mainstream, and if you put...

Movie Reviews

Cry Macho Review

Posted 5 years ago

PLOT: An elderly cowboy (Clint Eastwood) is hired by his former boss (Dwight Yoakam) to bring him his son (Eduardo Minett), who’s living in Mexico with his mother. REVIEW: You’ve got to hand it to Clint Eastwood. At ninety-one years...

Movie Reviews

Copshop Review

Posted 5 years ago

PLOT: A con artist (Frank Grillo) marked for death by the mob gets himself arrested in order to hide in a police station. However, another prisoner (Gerard Butler) is a hitman getting ready to make his move. Allegiances are made...

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