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: Sully

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: The true story of “Miracle on the Hudson” airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger (Tom Hanks), whose skillful water-landing saved the lives of 155 passengers. REVIEW: When I heard Clint Eastwood was making a movie about Captain Sully, I figured...

The JoBlo.com 2016 Fall Movie Preview

Posted 10 years ago

Chris Well folks, the summer movie season may be over, but Hollywood isn’t letting up on the massive amount of movies hitting theaters. To be honest, the summer was largely underwhelming, something which I actually figured might happen when doing...

Before I Wake (Movie Review)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A couple (Kate Bosworth and Thomas Jane) mourning the loss of their young son, take in a foster child – the adorable and sweet Cody (Jacob Tremblay). Yet, all is not well with young Cody, with him able to...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Gene Wilder

Posted 10 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of veteran character actor Stephen Lang. This week, as many of you predicted, we turn our gaze to a recently departed legend… Gene Wilder I was pretty heartbroken when I...

Review: The 9th Life of Louis Drax

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A doctor (Jamie Dornan) tries to help a young boy after he suffers a horrible fall that leaves him in a coma, but finds himself falling for the boy’s alluring mother (Sarah Gadon). REVIEW: You gotta wonder who the...

Review: Morgan

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A corporate troubleshooter (Kate Mara) is called to a remote laboratory after a genetically engineered specimen (Anna Taylor-Joy of THE WITCH) violently lashes-out at one of her creators. REVIEW: MORGAN is a solid studio debut for director Luke Scott,...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Stephen Lang

Posted 10 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of character actor John Leguizamo. This week, we examine another well-known character actor, who, as he approached middle-age, found himself more in-demand than ever… Stephen Lang Stephen Lang’s one of...

Review: Mechanic: Resurrection

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: Years after having faked his death, professional assassin Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is blackmailed out of retirement when the woman he loves (Jessica Alba) is kidnapped. If he wants her back, he’ll have to perform three impossible executions and...

The Best Movie You Never Saw: Runaway Train

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: The Hollars

Posted 10 years ago

THE HOLLARS was previously reviewed as part of JoBlo.com's Sundance 2016 coverage. PLOT: A man (John Krasinski) returns home to help his family through a difficult time after his mother (Margo Martindale) is diagnosed with a brain tumor. REVIEW: It’s...

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