Chris Bumbray

Editor-in-Chief - JoBlo

6,010 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!

Horror Movie News

Salem’s Lot: Pilou Asbæk cast in key role

Posted 5 years ago

New Line’s Salem’s Lot is shaping up to potentially be the next huge Stephen King adaptation. Long considered one of King’s best books, the film version’s promising cast has just filled another critical role, with THR revealing that Game of...

Movie Reviews

Dear Evan Hansen Review

Posted 5 years ago

PLOT: A well-intentioned high school student falls down a rabbit hole of lies when he allows the parents of a teen who committed suicide to believe they were best friends. REVIEW: Dear Evan Hansen is a movie I struggled with...

JoBlo Originals

WTF Happened to Adam Sandler?

Posted 5 years ago

Chris In our latest episode of WTF Happened to this Celebrity, we take a look at the career of one of the biggest comedy stars of all time, Adam Sandler. While critics have often savaged his work, it can’t be...

Movie News

Super Mario Bros: Animated movie sets all-star cast; Chris Pratt is Mario

Posted 5 years ago

Now here’s a surprise. While you might have thought that the disastrous 1993 live-action Super Mario Bros movie might have scared Hollywood away from ever tackling the characters on the big screen again, it looks like a new movie based...

JoBlo Originals

Mr. Mom (1983): John Hughes Revisited

Posted 5 years ago

Chris Long before Michael Keaton was Batman, he was a gifted comedian making a name for himself in big-screen comedies. Fresh off his debut in Ron Howard’s hit Night Shift, Keaton became one of the biggest comedy stars of the...

Movie News

TIFF 2021: Top 5 & wrap-up

Posted 5 years ago

Another edition of TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) is in the books, with 2021 being a hybrid version of the fest – a combination of in-person and digital screenings. Last year’s festival was an all-digital affair, so it was a...

TV News

Wool: Rashida Jones & David Oyelowo join Apple TV’s dystopian drama

Posted 5 years ago

I’ve long considered Rashida Jones to be one of the most perennially underrated actresses in Hollywood. Her impeccable timing has made her a comic heavyweight in sitcoms like The Office and Parks & Recreation. Now she’s taking a detour into...

Movie News

Daniel Craig doesn’t think a female James Bond is the best idea

Posted 5 years ago

With No Time to Die set to be Daniel Craig’s swan song as James Bond, everyone is trying to guess who the next 007 might be. Some have suggested that there should be a female James Bond, but Craig himself...

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...

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