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!

Exclusive Interview: Johann Johannsson on Arrival, Blade Runner 2046 & more

Posted 10 years ago

One of my favorite films from this year’s Toronto International Film Festivals is making it to theaters this weekend, Denis Villenueve’s speculative sci-fi drama, ARRIVAL. A deeply emotional examination of mankind’s first contact with aliens, starring Amy Adams as a...

Arrival (Movie Review)

Posted 10 years ago

This review was originally run as part of our TIFF 2016 coverage. PLOT: After mysterious alien ships appear around the globe, a linguist (Amy Adams) is recruited by an army colonel (Forest Whitaker) in order to help communicate with the...

Review: Elle

Posted 10 years ago

This was previously reviewed as part of our TIFF 2016 coverage. PLOT: A middle-aged divorcee (Isabelle Huppert) is sexually assaulted, and struggles with conflicting feelings regarding the rape while trying to move on with her life. REVIEW: Apparently, Paul Verhoeven’s...

The Good, The Bad, and The Badass: Paul Verhoeven

Posted 10 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of actress Tilda Swinton, who’s gonzo aesthetic would by right at home in the work of this week’s subject… Paul Verhoeven It’s funny, but when I look back at the...

TV Review: Westworld, Season 1, Ep 6: The Adversary

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:...

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TV Review: Ash Vs. Evil Dead – Season 2, Episode 6

Posted 10 years ago

Season 2, Episode 6: Trapped Inside SUMMARY: Baal (Joel Tobeck) resurrects Ash’s (Bruce Campbell) dead sister, Cheryl (Ellen Sandweiss), while Pablo becomes the living embodiment of the Necronomicon. REVIEW: The same thing that happened to me last season, around this...

Review: Army of One

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: Gary Faulkner (Nicolas Cage), an ex-construction worker, travels to Pakistan in an effort to capture Osama bin Laden after God (Russell Brand) appears to him in a vision. REVIEW: When ARMY OF ONE was first announced in the trades,...

Review: Hacksaw Ridge

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: The true story of Desmond T. Doss (Andrew Garfield), a Seventh-day Adventist who, due to his beliefs, refused to carry a weapon during his time fighting in WW2. Despite this, his heroism and courage as a field medic became...

The Good. The Bad & The Badass: Tilda Swinton

Posted 10 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of director Ron Howard. This week’s subject takes us back in front of the camera, as is one of the most enigmatic actresses of our time… Tilda Swinton There’s no...

TV Review: Westworld Season 1, Episode 5: Contrapasso

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:...

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