Chris Bumbray

Editor-in-Chief - JoBlo

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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!

Review: Flatliners

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: Five medical students (Ellen Page, Nina Dobrev, James Norton, Kiersey Clemons and Diego Luna) try to unlock the mysteries of the afterlife by experimenting with flatlining. What could go wrong? REVIEW: FLATLINERS is a remake of the 1990 Joel...

Review: American Made

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: The true story of Barry Seal (Tom Cruise), a former airline pilot hired by the CIA to run guns to the Contras in Nicaragua, who hooks up with the Medellin cartel and starts importing massive amounts of cocaine into...

Review: Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

Posted 9 years ago

JoBlo.com reviewed MARK FELT as part of our TIFF 2017 coverage. PLOT: The true story of Mark Felt (Liam Neeson), the FBI’s Associate Director, who, during the Watergate Scandal, fed Bob Woodward information under the handle “Deep Throat.” REVIEW: Deep...

Review: Stronger

Posted 9 years ago

STRONGER was originally reviewed as part of our TIFF 2017 coverage. PLOT: The true story of Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman (Jake Gyllenhaal), as he struggles to rebuild his life after losing both legs. REVIEW: As the second high-profile,...

Our Top 10 Best Films from TIFF 2017

Posted 9 years ago

How is TIFF already over? It feels like just yesterday that I was getting back from the 2016 edition, and lo and behold, another year has passed! As always, TIFF did not disappoint, with tons of great titles popping through....

The Best Movie You Never Saw: Prince of the City

Posted 9 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: Loving Pablo (TIFF)

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: The true story of Pablo Escobar’s (Javier Bardem) love affair with TV host Virginia Vallejo (Penelope Cruz), which happened in the midst of his brutal rise to power. REVIEW: I can only imagine that playing Pablo Escobar must have...

Review: I Love You, Daddy (TIFF)

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: A Hollywood mogul (Louis C.K.) finds his relationship with his teen-aged daughter (Chloe Grace Moretz) tested when she begins dating a septuagenarian director (John Malkovich). REVIEW: Whatever one can say about Louis C.K,, he’s not one to shy away...

Exclusive: Nicolas Cage & Brian Taylor talk Mom & Dad and Ghost Rider 2

Posted 9 years ago

Part of the fun of attending a film festival like TIFF as part of the accredited media, is that you get access to a wide range of stars out there promoting their films. While I mostly stick to reviews, when...

Exclusive interviews with the cast of STRONGER!

Posted 9 years ago

While attending TIFF, one of the movies I was lucky enough to catch was the fact-based Boston Marathon drama, STRONGER (READ MY REVIEW), from director David Gordon Green, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as survivor Jeff Bauman, with Tatiana Maslany as his girlfriend...

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