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!

TIFF 2019 Preview!

Posted 7 years ago

Chris The summer movie season has come and gone and, for me anyways, September always signals the start of the Toronto International Film Festival. This with be my eleventh year visiting the film festival, and each year is jam-packed with...

Review: Night Hunter

Posted 7 years ago

PLOT: A troubled cop (Henry Cavill), a police profiler (Alexandra Daddario), and a vigilante (Ben Kingsley) reluctantly work together to solve the mystery of an arrested serial killer (Brendan Fletcher) who may not be working alone. REVIEW: NIGHT HUNTER is...

Review: Don’t Let Go

Posted 7 years ago

NOTE: DON'T LET GO originally played Sundance under the title RELIVE. Apparently the film has been re-edited since then – this review reflects what originally played at Sundance. PLOT: After his beloved niece (Storm Reid) is brutally murdered, a cop...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Sylvester Stallone

Posted 7 years ago

Chris A couple of years ago, we used to have this featured called “The Good, The Bad & The Badass”, where each week I profiled some of my favorite “badasses” from both behind and in front of the camera. Folks...

The Best Movie You Never Saw: Cop Land

Posted 7 years ago

Chris Welcome to The Best Movie You NEVER Saw, a column dedicated to examining films that have flown under the radar or gained traction throughout the years, earning them a place as a cult classic or underrated gem that was...

Review: The Fanatic

Posted 7 years ago

PLOT: A troubled film fan, Moose (John Travolta), becomes unhinged after being dissed by the movie star (Devon Sawa) he idolizes. REVIEW: It’s been a rough few years for John Travolta as far as his star vehicles go. Despite a...

Review: The Death and Life of John F. Donovan

Posted 7 years ago

PLOT: A closeted actor (Kit Harington) on the cusp of landing a major role shares correspondence with his biggest fan, an eleven-year-old child (Jacob Tremblay). REVIEW: THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN F. DONOVAN marks the English-language debut of Quebec...

Ready or Not (Movie Review)

Posted 7 years ago

PLOT: A young bride (Samara Weaving) marries into a wealthy family that made their fortune through games. Before she can be accepted as one of them, she’s forced to choose one at random for her initiation, only to pick the...

The Best Movie You Never Saw: Action Jackson

Posted 7 years ago

Review: Ready or Not

Posted 7 years ago

Previously reviewed as part of our Fantasia 2019 coverage. PLOT: A young bride (Samara Weaving) marries into a wealthy family that made their fortune through games. Before she can be accepted as one of them, she’s forced to choose one...

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