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!

TV Review: Ash Vs. Evil Dead – Season 2, Episode 8

Posted 10 years ago

Season 2, Episode 8: Ashy Slashy SUMMARY: Pablo (Ray Santiago), Kelly (Dana De Lorenzo) and Ruby (Lucy Lawless) try to free Ash (Bruce Campbell) from his delusion, but Baal (Joel Tobeck) is not letting him go without a fight. REVIEW:...

The Best Movie You Never Saw: Go

Posted 10 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: Life on the Line

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A crew of linemen, in the midst of replacing an outdated electrical grid, are hit by a deadly storm. REVIEW: I have a theory about John Travolta VOD movies. After watching a few of them, I’m starting to think...

Review: Officer Downe

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: In the future, an undead LAPD cop (Kim Coates) goes to war with the seedy underbelly of his beloved city. REVIEW: As I was watching OFFICER DOWNE, I really started to miss the former directing team, Neveldine/Taylor. If ever...

Review: Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), a young wizard, arrives in 1926 New York City with a suitcase full of magical creatures, which promptly get loose. With a No-Maj (non magic person) in tow by the name of Jacob (Dan Fogler),...

Review: Manchester By The Sea

Posted 10 years ago

This was originally reviewed as part of our Sundance 2016 coverage. PLOT: A man (Casey Affleck) returns to his hometown following the death of his brother (Kyle Chandler) to take care of his teen-aged nephew (Lucas Hedges). REVIEW: Following the...

Review: The Take (aka Bastille Day)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: An American pickpocket (Richard Madden) in Paris is framed for a terrorist bombing. Captured by a rogue CIA agent (Idris Elba), he’s given an opportunity to prove his innocence and stop a terrorist threat set to coincide with Bastille...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Warren Beatty

Posted 10 years ago

Chris Last week, we looked at the career of director Paul Verhoeven. This week’s subject has had a long career both in front of and behind the camera, becoming one of the major icons of his era… Warren Beatty In...

TV Review: Westworld, Season 1, Ep 7: Trompe L’Oeil

Posted 10 years ago

This recap/review of Westworld is written with the expectation that everyone who reads this and comments below will have seen the episode already. Thus, if you've yet to see the episode in question, DO NOT GO ANY FURTHER. SPOILERS! EPISODE:...

TV Review: Ash Vs. Evil Dead – Season 2, Episode 7

Posted 10 years ago

Season 2, Episode 7: Delusion SUMMARY: Ash (Bruce Campbell) wakes up in an asylum, where a doctor (Joel Tobeck) tries to convince him his battle with the deadites is all a delusion. REVIEW: What a surprise! After a thoroughly mediocre...

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