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 D Train

Posted 11 years ago

This was previously reviewed as part of JoBlo.com’s Sundance 2015 coverage. PLOT: Dan (Jack Black) is a small-town guy planning his high school’s twentieth anniversary reunion. Wanting to endear himself to his former classmates, he takes a trip to L.A...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Joss Whedon

Posted 11 years ago

Chris Last week, we took at look at the career of Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas. This week, we're going behind the camera to look at the varied career of a writer/director/producer who's made his presence felt on the big screen...

TV Review: Penny Dreadful: Season 2, Episode 1

Posted 11 years ago

Season 2, Episode 1: Fresh Hell SUMMARY: Ethan’s (Josh Hartnett) departure from London is delayed when he witnesses a brutal attack on Vanessa (Eva Green) by the minions of Madame Kali (Helen McCrory). Meanwhile, Frankenstein (Harry Treadway) is forced to...

Review: Hyena

Posted 11 years ago

PLOT: A crooked London cop (Peter Ferdinando) loses 100k in a drug deal gone sour. Now, he not only has to contend with a gang of Albanian drug/human traffickers, but also with an investigation within his own department that’s...

The Good, The Bad and The Badass: Kirk Douglas

Posted 11 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at Michael Douglas, who's been making incredible movies for four decades now. But, if you think that's impressive, consider his father, who's quickly closing in on his 100th birthday, and whose career we're...

Review: Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

Posted 11 years ago

This was previously reviewed as part of JoBlo.com’s 2015 Sundance coverage. PLOT: An authorized documentary focusing on the life of Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain. REVIEW: Those of who dream of fame and fortune may think twice after seeing...

Review: The Age of Adaline

Posted 11 years ago

PLOT: Following a freak accident, a young widow named Adaline (Blake Lively) stops aging, to the point that when she’s a 107-year-old woman, she still looks twenty-nine. Not wanting to become an object of study, Adaline starts changing her identity...

Review: The Water Diviner

Posted 11 years ago

PLOT: After the end of The Great War, a grieving father (Russell Crowe) travels to Turkey to recover the bodies of his three sons, who perished in battle at Gallipoli. REVIEW: After years of starring in epics from people like...

Review: The Forger

Posted 11 years ago

This review was originally featured in our TIFF 2014 coverage PLOT: An imprisoned art forger (John Travolta)makes a deal with a crime boss for a big job in order to get early parole so he can spend time with his...

The Good, The Bad and The Badass: Michael Douglas

Posted 11 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of TV legend Don Johnson, who's in the midst of a major comeback. This week's subject is another icon, and has maintained an incredible level of stardom for close to...

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