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Chris Bumbray

Chris Bumbray

Agrees with the Tomatometer 74% of the time.

Publications:
DVD Clinic , JoBlo's Movie Emporium , rec.arts.movies.reviews
Total Reviews:
618

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
7/10 31% Machete Kills (2013) " Good, silly fun. Works better than the first one. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Oct 7, 2013
4/10 8% Runner Runner (2013) " Lightweight and predictable. A waste of time. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Oct 4, 2013
6/10 68% Bad Milo! (2013) " Bad Milo is tremendously silly, but it's the kind of thing you either go with, or you don't. It's not perfect, but I had a pleasant time with it." — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Oct 2, 2013
5/10 50% All Is Bright (2013) " Has it's moments, and Giamatti & Rudd are always worth watching. Overall though, it's uneven and draggy. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Oct 2, 2013
8/10 78% The Dirties (2013) " Disturbing and thought-provoking. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Oct 1, 2013
7/10 100% On The Job (2013) " A great premise, solid acting, and some really interesting shots from director Matti make this well worth watching. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Oct 1, 2013
8/10 34% Salinger (2013) " An intriguing portrait of the reclusive genius. Very accessible. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 26, 2013
8/10 86% Blue Caprice (2013) " Excellent acting and a fresh avant-garde approach make this an arresting debut for helmer Moors." — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 19, 2013
7/10 —— Oculus () " Exceptionally clever." — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 18, 2013
8/10 —— Starred Up () " The best prison movie since A PROPHET. Jack O'Connell is a star in the making. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 18, 2013
6/10 58% The Sacrament () " Relatively sophisticated and intriguing. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 17, 2013
8/10 89% Bad Words (2014) " Hilarious "take-no-prisoners" black comedy. Bateman is terrific. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 17, 2013
6/10 64% August: Osage County (2013) " Good but not great. Streep and Roberts feel a little too much like stunt-casting. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 16, 2013
7/10 79% Tracks () " Interesting fact-based adventure with a potentially awards-worthy performance by Wasikowsa. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 15, 2013
7/10 93% The Double () " While it's not quite BRAZIL, THE DOUBLE feels like Ayoade- sooner rather than later- just may have what it takes to create something on that level." — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 15, 2013
6/10 88% Under the Skin () " Frustrating but occasionally brilliant. Some arresting visuals. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 13, 2013
8/10 76% Joe () " A great piece of southern gothic storytelling. A return to form for both David Gordon Green and Nicolas Cage, in his best performance in years. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 12, 2013
1/10 —— Third Person () " A staggering failure." — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 12, 2013
8/10 73% Can a Song Save Your Life? () " Will leave a smile on the face of even the most cynical viewers. Impossible not to like." — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 12, 2013
9/10 86% Dom Hemingway (2014) " One of the sleeper hits of TIFF 2013. Jude Law is fantastic. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 12, 2013
8/10 85% The F Word () " Best indie rom-com since 500 DAYS OF SUMMER." — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 11, 2013
6/10 76% Man of Tai Chi (2013) " The beautifully choreographed and shot fights make up for the predictable plot and stale acting. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 11, 2013
3/10 36% Devil's Knot () " Manages to turn a thoroughly gripping true story into an absolutely pedestrian, very dull film. " — DVD Clinic
Posted Sep 10, 2013
7/10 45% Horns () " Given the surprising sweetness of the story, HORNS could have a lot of appeal beyond horror fans." — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 10, 2013
7/10 67% The Green Inferno () " if you want an absolutely brutal experience that's tough to endure, just like CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, this is probably the movie for you." — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 9, 2013
8/10 67% Labor Day (2013) " A sweeping, romantic change-of-pace for director Jason Reitman. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 9, 2013
9/10 98% Gravity (2013) " Every once in a while, a film comes along that pushes the form to such an extent that it throws down the gauntlet to other filmmakers, daring them to be as audacious in their craft. This is one of those." — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 8, 2013
7/10 46% Parkland (2013) " While it maybe tries to pack a little too much in, PARKLAND is often quite fascinating. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 8, 2013
8/10 88% Rush (2013) " Extremely entertaining. Ron Howard's best movie in years. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 7, 2013
9/10 97% 12 Years a Slave (2013) " A film that will no doubt come to be known as the definitive movie on slavery in America. It's something everyone should be obligated to see, as it conveys the nightmare of that period in a real, affecting, personal way." — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 7, 2013
8/10 67% Blood Ties () " A great, exceedingly well-cast, throwback to seventies cinema. Clive Owen's best part since CHILDREN OF MEN. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 6, 2013
7/10 35% The Fifth Estate (2013) " Takes an exceedingly complicated story- the Wiki-Leaks saga- and boils it down into a compact two hour movie that's consistently entertaining and easy-to-follow." — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 6, 2013
10/10 80% Prisoners (2013) " A masterpiece. The movie everyone's going to be talking about this fall. Jackman deserves an Oscar nomination. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Sep 5, 2013
5/10 3% Getaway (2013) " Very lackluster thriller. Even the car chases- which are the whole reason this movie exists- are monotonous." — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 29, 2013
7/10 44% Bounty Killer (2013) " With its tongue firmly planted in cheek, Bounty Killer makes up in style what it lacks in resources." — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 28, 2013
7/10 57% The Frozen Ground (2013) " Not bad at all. Nicolas Cage gives his best performance in years. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 23, 2013
9/10 99% Short Term 12 (2013) " The best indie of the year. Brie Larson gives a career-making performance. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 23, 2013
7/10 74% The Grandmaster (2013) " Virtually incomprehensible, but a beautiful mess. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 22, 2013
8/10 75% You're Next (2013) " Like THE CONJURING, proves that horror movies can be ambitious, sophisticated, and R-rated without being schlock. Highly recommended. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 19, 2013
3/10 4% Paranoia (2013) " PARANOIA probably would have gone straight to DVD were it not for Ford ad Oldman's contributions. It's a relentlessly boring thriller with an incredibly bland performance by star Hemsworth. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 16, 2013
8/10 30% Kick-Ass 2 (2013) " Just about as good as the first film, meaning- if you'll forgive the cliché- it kicks ass! " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 15, 2013
8/10 91% In a World... (2013) " Extremely well-written, with a unique and original plot. A great showcase for writer-director-star Lake Bell. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 9, 2013
4/10 38% Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) " A tepid sequel no one was really clamouring for. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 8, 2013
7/10 —— Big Ass Spider! (2013) " A fun, affectionate tribute to b-movie creature features. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 5, 2013
7/10 —— Willow Creek () " A fun addition to the found-footage horror subgenre. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 5, 2013
9/10 75% Big Bad Wolves () " BIG BAD WOLVES had me simultaneously doubling over with laughter and averting my eyes and cringing in disgust and fear, usually in the same scene. The best movie of this year's Fantasia Film Festival. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 5, 2013
8/10 68% Elysium (2013) " Dark, thrilling and heartfelt. Just as uncompromising and imaginative as DISTRICT 9. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 5, 2013
8/10 —— Zero Charisma (2013) " TAXI DRIVER for fanboys!" — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Aug 1, 2013
7/10 63% 2 Guns (2013) " A fun throwback to eighties-nineties R-rated action movies. This is the kind of movie Don Simpson or Joel Silver would have done in their heyday. Not terribly clever, but very entertaing. Washington and Wahlberg's roles are tailor-made. " — JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Posted Jul 31, 2013
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