Chris Bumbray

Editor-in-Chief - JoBlo

6,014 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: They Came Together

Posted 12 years ago

This review originally appeared as part of JoBlo.com’s Sundance 2014 coverage. PLOT: Joel (Paul Rudd) and Molly (Amy Poehler) fall in love amid a picturesque New York-setting, despite numerous- oddly familiar-obstacles in their path. REVIEW: After years spent directing mainstream...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Christopher Walken

Posted 12 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of Michael Keaton, an underrated actor to be sure. This week's legend co-starred with Keaton in BATMAN RETURNS, and is possibly one of the most recognized faces on the planet…...

TV Review: Penny Dreadful: Season 1, Episode 7

Posted 12 years ago

Episode 7: Possession SUMMARY: Sir Malcolm (Timothy Dalton) and Ethan (Josh Hartnett) try to save Vanessa, who's now in danger of losing her soul with the diabolical possession of her mind and body beginning to take stronger hold. REVIEW: Last...

Review: The Rover

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: Australia: ten years after the fall. When Eric’s (Guy Pearce) car is stolen by a gang of thugs, he pursues them across the outback. He stumbles upon the wounded Ray (Robert Pattinson) – a former member of said gang....

Review: Jersey Boys

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: The (mostly) true story of The Four Seasons, four guys from New Jersey who – in the fifties and sixties – were one of the biggest bands around, before their inevitable fall from grace. REVIEW: When I heard Clint...

Review: Third Person

Posted 12 years ago

THIRD PERSON was originally reviewed as part of JoBlo.com's TIFF 2013 coverage. PLOT: Three couples (Liam Neeson & Olivia Wilde, Mila Kunis & James Franco, Adrien Brody & Moran Atias) in three different cities (Paris, New York and Rome) deal...

TV Review: Penny Dreadful: Season 1, Episode 6

Posted 12 years ago

Episode 6: What Death Can Join Together SUMMARY: Another of Vanessa's (Eva Green) visions sends Sir Malcolm (Timothy Dalton) and Ethan (Josh Hartnett) and a dark search through London, while Victor (Harry Treadaway) and Van Helsing (David Warner) continue their...

The Good, the Bad & the Badass: Michael Keaton

Posted 12 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of Nicolas Cage, one of the most prolific actors in Hollywood, who’s starred in at least one movie a year for the last twenty years. This week’s actor is kind...

Review: Supermench: The Legend of Shep Gordon

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: The life and career of Shep Gordon, a legendary talent manager who – among other things – put Alice Cooper on the map, and virtually invented the celebrity chef. REVIEW: Shep Gordon is probably the most famous guy you’ve...

Review: Hellion

Posted 12 years ago

HELLION was originally reviewed as part of JoBlo.com's Sundance 2014 coverage. PLOT: Thirteen year old Jacob (Josh Wiggins) has three interests: dirt bike racing, heavy metal, and raising hell. His delinquent behavior gets him put on probation, with his next...

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