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: The Accountant

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is a mathematical savant with high-functioning autism, who works as a forensic accountant. Pulling in big-bucks for his dangerous work un-cooking the books of the world’s deadliest criminals, he tries to lay low by taking...

Review: American Honey

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A young woman (Sasha Lane) leaves her abusive home and joins-up with a motley crew selling magazine subscriptions across the Midwest. She soon falls under the spell of their charismatic manager, Jake (Shia LaBeouf), as they travel from town-to-town...

Binge Watchin’ TV Review: Miami Vice

Posted 10 years ago

Chris Welcome to Binge Watchin,’ where we take a look at some of the best TV shows available on streaming or disc that have a great catalogue of seasons to jump into and get sucked into the beautiful bliss of...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: J.K. Simmons

Posted 10 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN star Emily Blunt. Another week, another thriller, and this week’s badass is getting a long overdue column… J.K. Simmons J.K. Simmons is a really...

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

Posted 10 years ago

Season 2, Episode 2: The Morgue SUMMARY: Ash (Bruce Campbell) and Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo) must retrieve the Necronomicon from the morgue, where it’s been hidden by Ruby (Lucy Lawless) who’s being interrogated by Pablo (Ray Santiago) but quickly turns the...

TV Review: Westworld, Season 1, Episode 2: “Chestnut”

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:...

Review: The Late Bloomer

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A thirty-year-old sex therapist who’s never reached sexual maturity due to a benign brain tumor all of sudden experiences puberty – all at once. REVIEW: Believe it or not, THE LATE BLOOMER is kinda, sorta based on a true...

Review: The Girl on the Train

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: Rachel (Emily Blunt), an alcoholic obsessed with her ex-husband (Justin Theroux) and his new wife (Rebecca Ferguson), becomes embroiled in the disappearance of a young woman (Haley Bennett) she’s been observing on her daily train commute. REVIEW: Everyone’s been...

Review: Birth of a Nation

Posted 10 years ago

This review was originally posted at the Sundance Film Festival in January – long before the Nate Parker controversy. As such, it's not addressed in the review. PLOT: The true story of slave Nat Turner (Nate Parker) who led a...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Emily Blunt

Posted 10 years ago

Chris Last week, we devoted the column to the late director Curtis Hanson. This week we move back in-front of the camera to examine the filmography of one of the most exciting young actresses in the biz… Emily Blunt Very...

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