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: Nicolas Cage

Posted 12 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of Tom Cruise, who first burst onto the scene with 1983's RISKY BUSINESS. That same year, another future star made his starring debut in a small film called VALLEY GIRL....

TV Review: Penny Dreadful: Season 1, Episode 5

Posted 12 years ago

Episode 5: Closer Than Sisters SUMMARY: The mystery of Vanessa's (Eva Green) past and relationship with Sir Malcolm's (Timothy Dalton) daughter Mina is revealed. REVIEW: This is an intriguing episode for several reasons. As we reach the final stretch of...

Review: Edge of Tomorrow

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: A cowardly Major (Tom Cruise) is thrown into battle against alien invaders, but upon his almost immediate death on the battlefield, he discovers that he's somehow acquired the ability to relive the last two days of his life over...

Review: Trust Me

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: A former child-star-turned-agent (Clark Gregg) can’t believe his luck when he’s approached by a young starlet – on the cusp of landing a major franchise role – to be her new agent. Soon his dreams of wealth and success...

Review: The Fault in Our Stars

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: Two terminally ill teens (Shailene Woodley& Ansel Elgort) meet and fall in love at a cancer support group. But with each getting sicker, will they be able to make the most of their time together before the clock runs...

TV Review: Penny Dreadful: Season 1, Episode 4

Posted 12 years ago

Episode 4: Demimonde SUMMARY: Vanessa (Eva Green) continues her dangerous flirtation with Dorian Gray, and Sir Malcolm (Timothy Dalton) teams with Victor to find a cure for his daughter's affliction. REVIEW: After an absence from last week's episode, Reeve Carney's...

Horror Movie Reviews

Review: The Sacrament

Posted 12 years ago

NOTE: This review originally ran as part of JoBlo.com's TIFF 2013 coverage. PLOT: Two journalists (Joe Swanberg & AJ Bowen) with VICE, follow their friend Patrick (Kentucker Audley) on a trip to visit his sister Caroline (Amy Seimetz) who's joined...

The Good, the Bad and the Badass: Tom Cruise

Posted 12 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of the gorgeous Angelina Jolie. One of her most popular films, SALT, was actually conceived as a star vehicle for this week's subject, a guy who's been arguably the biggest...

Review: A Million Ways to Die in the West

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: A cowardly sheep farmer (Seth MacFarlane) recently dumped by his girlfriend (Amanda Seyfried) can’t believe his luck when he’s befriended by a gorgeous sharp-shooter (Charlize Theron). Little does he know, her husband (Liam Neeson) is a notorious killer bent...

Review: Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: A sixteenth-century horse dealer, Michael Kohlhaas is deceived by a nobleman. When he tries to have justice done, his wife is raped and murdered in retaliation. After getting his revenge, Kohlhaas becomes the unlikely leader of a peasant revolt,...

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