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: Big Eyes

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: The story of artist Margaret Keane (Amy Adams), whose famous ‘Big Eyes’ paintings were passed off as the work of her con man husband, Walter (Christoph Waltz). REVIEW: Anyone who’s sat through ALICE IN WONDERLAND or DARK SHADOWS can...

Review: The Gambler

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: A literature professor (Mark Wahlberg) finds himself in debt to various underworld figures for $240,000 as a result of his hardcore gambling addiction. REVIEW: It’s always a shame when a film you’ve been looking forward to underwhelms. Rupert Wyatt’s...

Review: American Sniper

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: The life of U.S Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) the most lethal sniper in U.S military history. We follow Kyle through his four tours in Iraq, to his struggles on the home front and relationship with his...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Burt Reynolds

Posted 12 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of virtuoso character actor John Goodman, one of the most consistently praised actors of his generation. This week’s subject is more controversial, Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds. If there’s ever...

Review: Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: Larry Daly’s (Ben Stiller) wax museum friends begin to lose their powers when the magical Tablet of Ahkmenrah begins to rot. Their only hope is for Larry and his some of his waxwork pals including Roosevelt (Robin Williams), Jedediah...

Review: Annie

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: A clever ten-year-old foster child, Annie Bennett (Quvenzhané Wallis) living under the thumb of the despicable Ms. Hannigan (Cameron Diaz) winds up in the care of billionaire entrepreneur/NYC mayoral candidate Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx) and his assistant, Grace Farrell...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: John Goodman

Posted 12 years ago

Chris Last week’s subject was all-purpose character actor Ben Kingsley. This week’s subject is similarly gifted in that regardless of what he’s in; be it a masterpiece or a turd, he can’t help but be the best thing in it....

Review: The Captive

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: A routine errand turns into a nightmare when young father Matthew (Ryan Reynolds) discovers that his daughter, Cassandra, is now missing after having left her alone in his car for a few minutes. As the years go by, Matthew...

Binge Watchin’ TV Review: Downton Abbey

Posted 12 years ago

Chris Welcome to Binge Watchin,’ where we take a look at some of the best TV shows available on streaming or disc that have a great catalogue of seasons to jump into and get sucked into the beautiful bliss of...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Ben Kingsley

Posted 12 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of the always controversial Mickey Rourke. This week, we look at someone who's managed to maintain a brilliant career over forty years, defying typecasting after an early career-defining role. Ben...

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