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: Keanu Reeves

Posted 12 years ago

Chris Last week we celebrated the career of Brad Pitt, an actor who spent years trying to get respect as an actor after having been known in his early days as a pretty boy. This week's subject is another former...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Brad Pitt

Posted 12 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of veteran character actor Robert Duvall. This week’s badass has all the talent of a great character actor, albeit one who has distinctly “leading-man” looks… Brad Pitt There are...

Review: The Judge + Video Review!

Posted 12 years ago

Check out the video review below! ST VINCENT was previously reviewed as part of our TIFF14 coverage. PLOT: An unscrupulous defense attorney (Robert Downey Jr.) who returns home after his mother dies, becomes forcefully reacquainted with his estranged Judge father...

Review: St. Vincent + video review!

Posted 12 years ago

Check out Chris' Video Review below! ST VINCENT was previously reviewed as part of our TIFF14 coverage. PLOT: A precocious young boy falls under the influence of his ornery neighbor, an alcoholic, over-the-hill gambler named Vincent (Bill Murray). REVIEW: ST....

Review: Dracula Untold

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: A Transylvanian prince (Luke Evans) makes a dark pact with an centuries-old vampire (Charles Dance) in order to save his family and kingdom from a Turkish tyrant (Dominic Cooper). For three days, he’ll possess near-limitless power, but if he...

Review: Stretch

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: A down-on-his-luck limo driver (Patrick Wilson) agrees to serve as the bag man for an unhinged client (Chris Pine) in order to clear a $6000 gambling debt that he has only hours to pay off. REVIEW: Considering the amount...

Review: Last Hijack

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: An examination of the world of piracy in Somalia through the eyes of a veteran pirate who tries to give up the life. REVIEW: LAST HIJACK, from directors Femke Wolting and Tommy Pallotta is kind of like the flip...

TV Review: The Strain, Season 1, Episode 13! Season finale!

Posted 12 years ago

Episode 13: The Master SUMMARY: Eph (Corey Stoll) and the rest of the crew make one last stab at killing The Master, who’s holed up at Simon Bolivar’s former loft, which is now a strigoi stronghold. Meanwhile, the results of...

Review: Automata

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: In a post-apocalyptic future, robot “pilgrims” are used to carry out menial labor, with the constant fear that one day the robots will become self-aware and rise up against the limited human population. When a pilgrim is eliminated by...

The Good, the Bad & the Badass: Robert Duvall

Posted 12 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of master director David Fincher. Considering his reputation for only working with the very best actors, it’s somewhat surprising he hasn’t yet found a part for this week’s badass… Robert...

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