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!

TV Review: Ash Vs. Evil Dead – Season 2, Episode 1

Posted 10 years ago

Read Eric Walkuski's take on S2E1 right here! Season 2, Episode 2: Home SUMMARY: Ash’s (Bruce Campbell) reverie in Jacksonville is interrupted by a reappearance of the Deadites. In order to protect his now lazy lifestyle, Ash, Pablo (Ray Santiago)...

TV Review: Westworld, Season 1, Ep 1: The Original

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: Westworld is a futuristic theme park for adults, where visitors can act-out their deepest fantasies with hyper-realistic robots in a picturesque western town setting. After the park’s creator, Dr. Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins) implements a controversial software upgrade to...

Review: Denial

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A true account of historian Deborah Lipstadt’s (Rachel Weisz) battle with holocaust denier David Irving (Timothy Spall), who sues her for libel after characterizing him as such in a book she wrote. REVIEW: It’s amazing to think that in...

Review: Deepwater Horizon

Posted 10 years ago

This title was previously reviewed at TIFF 2016. PLOT: The true story of the Deepwater Horizon, the mobile drilling unit that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, causing the BP Oil Spill. REVIEW: While the BP Oil Spill may not...

Review: Queen of Katwe

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: The true story of Phiona Mutesi (Madina Nalwanga), a young girl from the slums of Uganda, who becomes a master chess player under the guidance of her coach (David Oyelowo), while her mother (Lupita Nyong’o) struggles to find the...

Review: Masterminds

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: An armored car driver (Zach Galifianakis) is convinced to rob his employer by a former colleague (Kristen Wiig), who he has a crush on. The robbery ends-up being the biggest in U.S history, with $17 million stolen. When he...

Review: Mr. Church

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A terminally ill woman (Natascha McElhone), and her young daughter are gifted with the services of a mysterious cook, Mr. Church (Eddie Murphy) by a wealthy benefactor. REVIEW: Even though MR. CHURCH is not a good movie it’s probably...

Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A young man (Asa Butterfield) discovers a world of “peculiars”, children with extraordinary abilities that are watched over by a woman, Miss Peregrine (Eva Green), who protects them from the minions of an evil scientist (Samuel L. Jackson). REVIEW:...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Curtis Hanson

Posted 10 years ago

Chris After a couple of weeks off to cover the Toronto International Film Festival, we’re back with The Good, The Bad & The Badass, covering the passing of a great director… Curtis Hanson For much of his career, Curtis Hanson...

TIFF Wrap-up and Top 10!

Posted 10 years ago

I can’t believe it but TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) is already over for another year! This marked my eighth time attending what I think is the world’s best film festival, and the lineup was impressive as ever. Acquisitions were...

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