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!

C’MON HOLLYWOOD: Get Your Hands Outta My Wallet!

Posted 16 years ago

Chris The other day, I decided to catch THE MECHANIC, which I missed reviewing when I was away at Sundance. Arrow gave it a 7/10, and that sounded about right to me for a Jason Statham flick, so I gave...

Review: Just Go With It

Posted 16 years ago

PLOT: Danny (Adam Sandler) is a middle aged plastic surgeon, who passes himself off as married in order to make sure all of his flings stay one night stands. One day, he meets the gorgeous Palmer (Brooklyn Decker), and immediately...

Review: The Eagle

Posted 16 years ago

PLOT: In Roman-occupied Britain, a Centurion, Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum), and his Pictish slave (Jamie Bell) travel behind enemy lines to recover the lost Eagle of the Ninth- the emblem of Aquila`s late father`s doomed legion. REVIEW: THE EAGLE is...

Sundance 2011: A Complete Wrap-Up!

Posted 16 years ago

And so, another edition of the Sundance Film Festival goes into the books. This year’s edition was another incredible festival, featuring a lot of good films, and relatively few misfires. Once again, I was lucky enough to cover Sundance for...

Review: I Saw The Devil (Sundance)

Posted 16 years ago

PLOT: When his young wife is murdered by a serial killer (Choi Min Sik), a secret agent (Byung-hun Lee) instigates a campaign of torture and revenge against the man- with the ultimate goal of making the killer finally discover what...

Review: Sanctum

Posted 16 years ago

PLOT: A team of underwater cave explorers are trapped during a cyclone. REVIEW: SANCTUM is a film which alternately frustrated and thrilled me. I love a good survival thriller. My favorite of this genre would have to be the great...

Review: Another Happy Day (Sundance)

Posted 16 years ago

PLOT: On the eve of her estranged son’s wedding, Lynn (Ellen Barkin) is forced to confront long-suppressed family drama while visiting her parents’ home in Annapolis. With her two of her other children (Ezra Miller & Daniel Yelsky) in tow,...

Review: Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (Sundance)

Posted 16 years ago

PLOT: An in depth profile of the ‘King of the B’s’ Roger Corman,who, over his sixty year career, has produced such grindhouse classics as DEATH RACE 2000, PIRANHA, THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM, GRAND THEFT AUTO, ROCK N’ ROLL HIGH...

Review: Flypaper (Sundance)

Posted 16 years ago

PLOT: A group of hostages are caught between two rival gangs, both of whom are trying to rob the same bank. REVIEW: Without a doubt, FLYPAPER was the single dumbest film I caught at this year’s edition of the Sundance...

Review: Reagan (Sundance)

Posted 16 years ago

PLOT: A look into the life and presidency of Ronald Reagan- charting his evolution from B-Movie actor in the thirties and forties, to his eventual reign as the fortieth president of the United States. REVIEW: Of all the films playing...

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