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: What Happens in Vegas

Posted 18 years ago

Plot: Newly dumped Joy (Cameron Diaz) & newly fired Jack (Ashton Kutcher) meet in Vegas, and after a drunken night on the town, they get married in a quickie ceremony. Of course, once sober the two are immediately at each...

Review: Redbelt

Posted 18 years ago

Plot: Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a stoic martial arts instructor, finds himself drawn into the corrupt mixed martial arts competitive circuit in order to settle a debt. Review: A martial arts film directed by David Mamet? While initially this may...

Review: Iron Man

Posted 18 years ago

Plot: Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), a billionaire weapons manufacturer, is ambushed during a trip to Afghanistan, and captured by a terrorist cell. He deceives his captors into thinking that he’s building them a guided missile system, when in reality...

Review: Deception

Posted 18 years ago

Plot: A lonely accountant (Ewan McGregor) is drawn into an underground sex club called “The List” by a mysterious new friend (Hugh Jackman). When one of the women he meets through “The List” goes missing, he finds himself embroiled in...

Review: Forbidden Kingdom

Posted 18 years ago

Plot: A bullied South Boston teenager, Jason (Michael Angarano)-who’s obsessed with kung fu films, finds himself transported back to ancient China when he comes into contact with a mysterious golden staff. According to legend, the staff belonged to the mythical...

Review: Street Kings

Posted 18 years ago

Plot: Keanu Reeves plays Tom Ludlow, an unorthodox L.A cop hunting the men who killed his ex-partner. At the same time, he also finds himself the target of Captain Briggs (Hugh Laurie- HOUSE!), a relentless Internal Affairs investigator who harbors...

Review: Shine a Light

Posted 18 years ago

Plot: An IMAX concert film featuring The Rolling Stones- directed by Martin Scorsese. Review: All hail The Rolling Stones!!! That seems to be the message of Martin Scorsese’s ode to the band- SHINE A LIGHT. As a more than casual...

Review: Drillbit Taylor

Posted 18 years ago

Plot: Three geeky high school freshmen hire a down on his luck bodyguard- the titular Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson), to protect them from bullies. Hijinx ensue. Review: I never thought I’d see the day – a giant rat turd of...

Review: Horton Hears a Who!

Posted 18 years ago

Plot: Based on Dr. Seuss’ classic children’s story, HORTON HEARS A WHO! is the story of Horton the elephant (voiced by Jim Carrey). Horton lives in the jungle, and leads a happy, uncomplicated life until one fateful day when he...

Review: Sleepwalking

Posted 18 years ago

Plot: James Reedy (Nick Stahl) is a man who essentially sleepwalks through life. He has no ambition, no money, and no friends. His only real connection with the outside world is his troubled older sister Jolene (Charlize Theron). When Jolene’s...

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