Chris Bumbray

Editor-in-Chief - JoBlo

6,008 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!

JoBlo Originals

The Terminator (1984) vs Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) – Face Off

Posted 4 years ago

Chris We have had no problem courting controversy with our Face-Off series; it’s only natural that pitting two beloved properties, or sometimes personalities, against each other will get people fired up. And that’s just how we like it! But this...

JoBlo Originals

WTF Happened to Robocop (1987)?

Posted 4 years ago

Chris Paul Verhoeven’s Robocop (1987) is one of the greatest films of the 1980s. You may be wondering why we’re covering it on WTF, but the fact is, as good as the finished product ended up being, the production itself...

TV Interviews

Exclusive Interview: Anne Hathaway on WeCrashed, Fyre Festival and more!

Posted 4 years ago

I genuinely love Anne Hathaway’s work, and when the opportunity to interview her came up due to the release of her new Apple TV+ limited series, WeCrashed, I was super excited. WeCrashed tells the true story of WeWork founder Adam...

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Over the Top (1987) Revisited – Sylvester Stallone Movie Review

Posted 4 years ago

Chris Cannon Films were the kings of B-action movies in the mid-eighties, but they wanted to move into the big leagues. They set their sites on Sylvester Stallone, then at the peak of his popularity, to star in movies for...

Interviews

Jared Leto: WeCrashed Interview

Posted 4 years ago

The rise and fall of WeWork, including its founder and CEO Adam Neumann, is a story that’s evocative of our time. How many startups have rocketed to the top of the business world only to crash and burn under the...

JoBlo Originals

Batman: Year One (Darren Aronofsky) – WTF Happened to this Unmade Movie?

Posted 4 years ago

Chris Matt Reeves’s gritty take on The Batman is currently cleaning up at the box office, with critics and audiences praising the director and star Robert Pattinson’s new approach to the Caped Crusader. It’s worth mentioning, though, that even before...

Horror Movie News

Exclusive – The Cellar: Elisha Cuthbert and others share their favorite horror movies (SXSW)

Posted 4 years ago

Everyone loves a scary movie, and a pretty good one premiered at the SXSW Film Festival this weekend. The Cellar is directed by Brendan Muldowney and stars Elisha Cuthbert and Eoin Macken as a couple who move to a remote...

Movie News

William Hurt dead: Oscar-winner was 71

Posted 4 years ago

Here’s some sad news to end the weekend, folks. Deadline reports the legendary William Hurt, star of Altered States, The Big Chill, Broadcast News, A History of Violence, and so many more classics has died at only seventy-one. No cause...

JoBlo Originals

WTF Happened to Colin Farrell?

Posted 4 years ago

Chris To say Colin Farrell’s career has been unique is an understatement. He was famously discovered by Joel Schumacher, who cast him in 2000’s Tigerland; his good looks landed him a place at the top of Hollywood’s A-list, starring in...

JoBlo Originals

Harry Potter vs Lord of the Rings – What’s better? Face-Off

Posted 4 years ago

Chris In recent times, superhero flicks still hold an Iron Man grip on the mainstream box office while the fantasy genre is seeing its own resurgence of high-quality book adaptions on streaming services. The global TV sensation Game of Thrones blasted through...

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Weekend Box Office

Weekend Box Office: Spider-Man: Brand New Day only $45 million away from becoming the highest grossing movie ever domestically

Posted 12 hours ago

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is closing in on Star Wars: The Force Awakens' $936 million record as the highest-grossing movie ever in North America.

Movie News

Days of Thunder sequel locks June 2028 release date; Anne Hathaway joins Tom Cruise on the raceway

Posted 1 day ago

Tom Cruise is officially revving his engines for a Days of Thunder sequel in June 2028, with Anne Hathaway joining the cast!

JoBlo Originals

Every RoboCop Movie Ranked

Posted 2 days ago

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

JoBlo Originals

Awesome Art’s Tribute to The Lord Of The Rings

Posted 2 days 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...