Chris Bumbray

Editor-in-Chief - JoBlo

6,011 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!

Review: A Ghost Story

Posted 9 years ago

A GHOST STORY was previously reviewed as part of our Sundance 2017 coverage. PLOT: The spirit of a deceased man (Casey Affleck) haunts the home he lived-in with his beloved wife (Rooney Mara). REVIEW: One of the Sundance Film Festival’s...

Review: The Beguiled

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: During the Civil War, an injured Union soldier (Colin Farrell) is taken-in by the residents of a Southern girls' school, but his presence soon stirs up trouble among the repressed students and teachers. REVIEW: THE BEGUILED is director Sofia...

The Best Movie You Never Saw: Summer of Sam

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: The House

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: In order to pay for their daughter’s university, two suburbanites (Will Ferrell & Amy Poehler) and their next-door-neighbor (Jason Mantzoukas) open an unground casino designed to make some quick cash. REVIEW: Something horrible has happened to studio comedies, and...

Review: Okja

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: A young girl (Ahn Seo-hyun) tries to rescue her best friend, a genetically modified super-pig, from the clutches of a multinational conglomerate. REVIEW: OKJA marks the second major studio-level feature to be released by Netflix this year. With a...

Review: Baby Driver

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: A young getaway driver’s (Ansel Elgort) plan to extricate himself from the control of a criminal mastermind (Kevin Spacey) goes awry when sent on one last brutal job. REVIEW: In a movie like BABY DRIVER, style is everything. Edgar...

The Best Movie You Never Saw: Swing Kids

Posted 9 years ago

Review: All Eyez on Me

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: The life and times of rapper Tupac Shakur (Demetrius Shipp Jr.), from his childhood being raised by his Black Panther mother (Danai Gurira) to his multi-platinum success recording career, to his scrapes with the law and violent East Coast/West...

Review: The Book of Henry

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: A precocious, brilliant eleven-year-old (Jaeden Lieberher) tries to save his neighbor (Maddie Ziegler) from her abusive stepfather (Dean Norris) with the help of his mother (Naomi Watts). REVIEW: In the interest of not ruining THE BOOK OF HENRY for...

Review: Once Upon a Time in Venice

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: A down-on-his-luck private eye (Bruce Willis) is pressed into working for a drug dealer (Jason Momoa) when his beloved dog is kidnapped. REVIEW: ONCE UPON A TIME IN VENICE is a mixed blessing for Bruce Willis fans. For one...

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