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!

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Alan Rickman

Posted 11 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of director Michael Bay, a controversial figure to be sure. This week's subject is faa dearly departed icon, whose loss is immeasurable… Alan Rickman What a horrible week this has...

Review: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Posted 11 years ago

PLOT: The true story of a security team of six American security contractors in Benghazi who fought to defend an American diplomatic compound against a terrorist attack on September 11th, 2012. REVIEW: 13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI...

Review: The Benefactor

Posted 11 years ago

PLOT: Following the death of her parents, a young woman (Dakota Fanning) and her doctor husband (Theo James) are taken under the wing of a family friend, a wealthy philanthropist (Richard Gere) with no family and more than a few...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Michael Bay

Posted 11 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of screen great Marlon Brando. This week, we're getting contemporary once again, with a director that's become a polarizing figure for fans. Some love him, some hate him… Michael Bay Now...

Review: The Forest

Posted 11 years ago

PLOT: A young American (Natalie Dormer) travels to the infamous Aokigahara Forest in Japan to find her missing twin sister. REVIEW: THE FOREST is a pretty prototypical example of what passes for mainstream studio horror these days. With a...

Review: Anesthesia

Posted 11 years ago

PLOT: The brutal mugging of a beloved college professor (Sam Waterston) links a group of loosely connected individuals. REVIEW: Tim Blake Nelson‘s ANESTHESIA feels like something of an indie throwback, in that it’s the kind of multi-character drama that...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Marlon Brando

Posted 11 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of the great Robert De Niro. This week's subject has much in common with him, not the least of which is a role they both won Oscars for… Marlon Brando...

TV Review: Ash vs Evil Dead: Season 1 – Episode 10

Posted 11 years ago

Season 1, Episode 10: The Dark One SUMMARY: Ash (Bruce Campbell) must face his greatest fear in order to rescue the possessed Pablo (Ray Santiago). REVIEW: And so this first season of Ash vs Evil Dead draws to a close....

Top 10 Movies of 2015 (Bumbray)

Posted 11 years ago

And so another year is in the books. Overall, 2015 turned out to be a pretty giant year, with record-breaking box office and the minting (or rather, reactivation) of several lucrative new franchises that’ll keep us talking for years to...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Robert De Niro

Posted 11 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of master director Quentin Tarantino. Given his stature, it’s not surprising many of the best actors in the biz wanted to work with him, including this week’s subject… Robert De...

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