Chris Bumbray

Editor-in-Chief - JoBlo

6,016 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!

C’MON HOLLYWOOD: Why do good movies tank?

Posted 15 years ago

Chris Since hitting theaters three weeks ago, WARRIOR has only made a piddling $12 million. This despite sitting at a pretty damn impressive 84% fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes, and getting a CinemaScore of A, meaning that both critics and...

Review: Machine Gun Preacher

Posted 15 years ago

PLOT: The true story of Sam Childers (Gerard Butler); a drug addict biker who, thanks to the encouragement of his faithful wife (Michelle Monaghan), finds God and becomes a born-again Christian. After a minister from the Sudan visits his church,...

Review: Killer Elite

Posted 15 years ago

PLOT: Danny Bryce (Jason Statham) is a mercenary, and the protege of veteran soldier-of-fortune, Hunter (Robert De Niro). After retiring, Bryce is pulled back into the game when Hunter is kidnapped by an Arabian Sheik. His demand: that Bryce hunt...

Review: Trespass (2011), starring Nicolas Cage

Posted 15 years ago

PLOT: A diamond broker (Nicolas Cage) and his wife (Nicole Kidman) are held captive in their sprawling estate by a gang of thugs, who are convinced that the couple is hiding $200,000 in stones. Knowing they’ll be killed if they...

The 2011 Toronto Film Festival Wrap-Up!

Posted 15 years ago

And so, another year of the Toronto International Film Fest is in the books. Once again, TIFF showed dozens of amazing films, and I had an absolute blast covering it for JoBlo.com. Thanks again to Mr. JoBlo himself, and Mike...

Review: Moneyball

Posted 15 years ago

PLOT: The true story of Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), who, in the 2002 baseball season, managed to turn his financially strapped team into a major contender, with the help of financial whiz kid Peter Brand (Jonah Hill)....

Review: Paul Williams: Still Alive (TIFF 2011)

Posted 15 years ago

PLOT: In the seventies, there were few bigger stars than Paul Williams. Standing a diminutive 5’2, Williams, famous for having written a slew of hit songs for The Carpenters, Three Dog Night, Kris Kristofferson, and Barbara Streisand (winning an Oscar...

Review: We Need To Talk About Kevin (TIFF 2011)

Posted 15 years ago

PLOT: A woman (Tilda Swinton) deals with the aftermath of a high school massacre committed by her son, Kevin (Ezra Miller). She reflects on his formative years, throughout which she was convinced that there was something seriously wrong with her...

Review: Ben Wheatley’s Kill List, starring Neil Maskell (Tiff 2011)

Posted 15 years ago

PLOT: Jay (Neil Maskell) is a former mercenary, getting over a brutal mission in Kiev that’s left him shell-shocked and unable to work for eight months. His best friend, Gal (Michael Smiley), a hitman, convinces him to help him out...

Review: Goon (TIFF 2011)

Posted 15 years ago

PLOT: Doug Glatt (Seann William Scott) works as a bouncer in a seedy dive bar, where his reputation for being good with his fists runs in stark contrast with his friendly, low-key demeanour. One night, at a hockey game, Doug...

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