Chris Bumbray

Editor-in-Chief - JoBlo

6,020 Articles Published

Favorite Movies: Goodfellas, A Clockwork Orange, Boogie Nights, Goldfinger, Casablanca, Heat, The Guns read more 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 bad ones, and of course, Tom Cruise!

Review: The Warlords

Posted 17 years ago

Plot: During the Qing Dynasty, a general (Jet Li), left for dead on the battlefield, teams up with two bandit brothers (Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro), and becomes one of the most feared conqueror’s in the Imperial Army. Review: THE WARLORDS...

INT: Paul Solet

Posted 17 years ago

Paul Solet’s debut feature, GRACE, has been playing the festival circuit for the last year or so, and has raked up an impressive number of wildly positive reviews. I was lucky enough to catch this film recently, and I found...

Review: Book of Blood

Posted 17 years ago

Plot: A para-psychologist (Sophie Ward), moves into an old house, which has been the center of several brutal encounters with the paranormal. She’s soon joined by one of her students, a young man (Jonas Armstrong), who supposedly possesses psychic powers....

Review: Harry Potter 6

Posted 17 years ago

PLOT: Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) & co., are back for another year at Hogwarts, and this year, not only will they have to deal with their raging pubescent hormones, but also the minions of the evil Lord Voldemort. REVIEW: Before...

Review: Ip Man

Posted 17 years ago

Plot: A biopic of Master Ip Man (Donnie Yen), a famous martial arts instructor, who, later in his life, taught Bruce Lee. This film chronicles his early years, during the occupation of China by the Japanese on the eve of...

Review: I Love You, Beth Cooper

Posted 17 years ago

PLOT: During his graduation speech, a nerdy valedictorian, Denis (Paul Rust), publicly declares his love for Beth Cooper (Hayden Panettiere), the most popular girl in school. That night, Cooper- with two of her hot friends in tow, shows up on...

Review: The Hurt Locker

Posted 17 years ago

PLOT:: After their commanding officer is killed in action, a bomb disposal unit embedded in Iraq (Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty), gets a new leader in the form of Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner). While seemingly affable and easygoing on...

Review: Whatever Works

Posted 17 years ago

PLOT: In Woody Allen’s latest, Larry David plays an obnoxious New York intellectual named Boris, who also happens to be a hypochondriac, and is a curmudgeon to boot. One day, he meets up with a young southern belle (Evan Rachel...

Review: Away We Go

Posted 17 years ago

Plot: A young couple (John Krasinski & Maya Rudolph) expecting their first child, go on a road trip in order to find the perfect place to start a family. Review: AWAY WE GO is quite the change of pace for...

Review: Pelham 123

Posted 17 years ago

Plot: A New York City subway car is hijacked by an armed crew led by a man (John Travolta), with a grudge against the city. He wants $10 million in one hour or he starts executing hostages, forcing a mild-mannered...

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