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: Cars 3

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: After a brush with a younger competitor almost ends his racing career, Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and a young trainer hit the road in order to regain his fighting edge – but has his time passed? REVIEW: CARS 3...

Review: Kill Switch

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: In the future, a pilot (Dan Stevens) working for a cutting-edge energy conglomerate, must battle his way through an imploding world in order to prevent an earth-bound catastrophe. REVIEW: In a bid to appeal to gamer culture, Hollywood, every...

It Comes at Night (Movie Review)

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: Two families band together in the aftermath of a horrific plague, trying to survive day-to-day in a world where compassion can be the greatest weakness of all. REVIEW: IT COMES AT NIGHT is the movie that will put “The...

Review: Megan Leavey

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: A marine (Kate Mara) deployed to Iraq bonds with her military combat dog, and fights to adopt him once his combat days come to an end. REVIEW: Who doesn’t love dogs? Honestly? They’re our best friends and give us...

Review: The Mummy

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: A treasure hunting soldier (Tom Cruise) and an archaeologist (Annabelle Wallis) inadvertently awaken an ancient, malevolent mummy (Sofia Boutella) bent on world domination. REVIEW: THE MUMMY is Universal’s make-or-break attempt to kick-start their long-planned “Dark Universe” franchise, where classic...

Review: It Comes at Night

Posted 9 years ago

Originally reviewed for the Overlook Film Festival PLOT: Two families band together in the aftermath of a horrific plague, trying to survive day-to-day in a world where compassion can be the greatest weakness of all. REVIEW: IT COMES AT NIGHT...

Review: The Hunter’s Prayer

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: An assassin (Sam Worthington) sent to kill a teenage-girl (Odeya Rush) has a crisis of conscience, and finds himself targeted by his former employer. REVIEW: Given the premise, audiences won’t be surprised to learn that THE HUNTER’S PRAYER, with...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Powers Boothe

Posted 9 years ago

Chris Powers Boothe Powers Boothe never really got his due. A character actor par excellence, I’m sure that for awhile there it looked like he would become a full-fledged leading man. He made a big impression playing Jim Jones in...

The Best Movie You Never Saw: Octopussy

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: Band Aid

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: A bickering couple (Zoe Lister-Jones & Adam Pally) reinvigorate their marriage when they start a band with the kooky neighbor (Fred Armisen). REVIEW: BAND AID is the directorial debut of actress Zoe Lister-Jones, best known for CBS’s “Life in...

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