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!

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Jake Gyllenhaal

Posted 10 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career legendary actress Diane Lane, long a favorite of ours at JoBlo.com. This week's actor is another favorite… Jake Gyllenhaal It's tough to believe, but Jake Gyllenhaal's been making movies for...

Review: Miles Ahead

Posted 10 years ago

This was previously reviewed as part of JoBlo.com’s Sundance 2016 coverage. PLOT: An ambitious Rolling Stone reporter (Ewan McGregor) looking to do a story on the reclusive Miles Davis (Don Cheadle) finds himself drawn-in by the troubled musician on a...

Review: Kill Your Friends

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: In London circa 1997, an ambitious record company A&R man (Nicholas Hoult) will do whatever it takes to get ahead, even murder. REVIEW: This drug-fueled tale of excess and music probably seemed a whole lot fresher when it premiered...

TV Review: Better Call Saul – Season Two – Episode 7

Posted 10 years ago

Chris This recap/review of Better Call Saul 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...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Diane Lane

Posted 10 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE's new Alfred, Jeremy Irons. This week's subject is another formidable supporting player from that film… Diane Lane This entry in “The Good, The...

Review: Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (Bumbray’s take)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: After watching many of his employees die during Superman’s (Henry Cavill) battle with General Zod in Metropolis, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) aka Batman declares war on the man of steel. Little does either of them realize that they are...

Review: I Saw the Light

Posted 10 years ago

This was previously reviewed as part of our TIFF 2015 coverage. PLOT: The true story of country music superstar Hank Wiliams (Tom Hiddleston), his turbulent marriage to Audrey Mae Sheppard (Elizabeth Olsen) and his battles with alcoholism. REVIEW: The danger...

TV Review: Better Call Saul – Season Two – Episode 6

Posted 10 years ago

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Jeremy Irons

Posted 10 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of character actor Michael Shannon. This week, we turn our gaze to another famed character actor/leading man, who's about to put his stamp on an iconic part in one of...

Review: Get a Job

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: After graduating college, Will (Miles Teller) and his friends are shocked to discover that the financially secure, creatively rewarding careers they imagined themselves getting might be harder to achieve than they thought. REVIEW: For those wondering why a movie...

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