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

WTF Happened to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?

Posted 5 years ago

Chris Fifty years after its release, it seems hard to believe that Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the classic adaptation of Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” actually did not perform well at the box office during its...

JoBlo Originals

Face Off: Dwayne Johnson vs Will Smith

Posted 5 years ago

Chris The myth of the bankable movie star has been replaced by the power of franchise, but two names continue to stand out: the former Fresh Prince himself, once labeled the most powerful actor in Hollywood, WILL SMITH! And the...

House of Gucci, first reactions, Lady Gaga, Jared Leto, Adam Driver

Movie Reviews

House of Gucci Review

Posted 5 years ago

PLOT: Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) comes from humble origins, but her ambitions know no bounds. When she meets Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver), the heir apparent to the Gucci business, she quickly helps him rise to the top of the family...

Claire Redfield (Kaya Scodelario) finds herself in a creepy situation in a new clip from the Resident Evil reboot Welcome to Raccoon City.

Horror Movie Reviews

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City Review

Posted 5 years ago

PLOT: Claire Redfield (Kaya Scodelario) returns to Raccoon City to investigate the sinister Umbrella Corporation and rescue her older brother, Chris (Robbie Amell), a cop investigating the dangerous Spencer Mansion on the outskirts of town. REVIEW: The Resident Evil film...

Movie News

Ghostbusters: Afterlife – What Did You Think?

Posted 5 years ago

I’ve been singing the praises of Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife ever since I saw it back in the summer at CinemaCon in Vegas. To me, it’s a smart continuation of the franchise that pays homage to the original while still...

Interviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife – Jason & Ivan Reitman interviews and more

Posted 5 years ago

Earlier this week, I mentioned how thrilled I was to interview Ghostbusters: Afterlife stars Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Paul Rudd and Carrie Coon, but guess what – I have even more interviews from the junket today, including my talk with...

Movie Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review

Posted 5 years ago

PLOT: A single mother (Carrie Coon) and her two kids (McKenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard) move to a small town in Oklahoma, where they’ve been left a dilapidated farmhouse. But, it turns out the family has a personal connection to...

JoBlo Originals

WTF Happened to Halle Berry?

Posted 5 years ago

Chris Halle Berry ranks as one of the most iconic actresses of her generation. Despite winning an Oscar and having an enviable track record, until recently she wasn’t always getting the juicy roles she deserved. Indeed, after years of being...

JoBlo Originals

Swamp Thing (1982) – DC Films Revisited

Posted 5 years ago

Chris When you think of superheroes, you tend to think of some kind of vulcanized rubber or tight spandex costume, right? And someone that’s off saving civilians in a big metropolitan city? But what about a superhero that is a...

Interviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife – Paul Rudd & Carrie Coon Interviews!

Posted 5 years ago

Paul Rudd doesn’t age. Let’s get that out of the way first. Other people age, but the newly minted “sexiest man alive” just doesn’t. So, I was psyched to talk to Rudd, as well as his mega-talented co-star Carrie Coon...

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