Chris Bumbray

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

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	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Review
	50%	The Hummingbird Project (2019)	an interesting, well-acted little film - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 15, 2019
	50%	Captive State (2019)	Occasionally incoherent, but often audacious and dazzling. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 15, 2019
	53%	Finding Steve McQueen (2019)	A low-key charmer. Like the DOC HOLLYWOOD of heist movies. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 13, 2019
	73%	Triple Frontier (2019)	An impressive, adult-driven action thriller. Terrifically cast and acted, impeccably directed. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 12, 2019
	41%	The Kid (2019)	A modest, but well-down revisionist western. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Mar 7, 2019
	54%	Greta (2019)	If you can accept it as pure camp it's a lot of fun. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Feb 27, 2019
	91%	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)	A charming, surprisingly mature and sensitive third installment to the ever-popular series. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Feb 21, 2019
	70%	Isn't It Romantic (2019)	A fun rom-com spoof. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Feb 15, 2019
	60%	Alita: Battle Angel (2019)	A truly immersive experience in the vein of AVATAR. Has a certain cheese factor, but undeniably entertaining. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Feb 12, 2019
	95%	The Mustang (2019)	Simple but powerful. Schoenaerts is terrific. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Feb 6, 2019
	44%	Relive (2019)	Well-acted, but this time-travel thriller is a mess. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Feb 5, 2019
	89%	Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)	Should make Jillian Bell a legit star. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Feb 5, 2019
	36%	Corporate Animals (2019)	Had the potential to be so much better. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Feb 4, 2019
	60%	Official Secrets (2019)	A rock-solid docudrama. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Feb 4, 2019
	91%	Little Monsters (2019)	A really fun change-of-pace role for the great Lupita Nyong'o. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Feb 2, 2019
	100%	Honey Boy (2019)	A major comeback for Shia LeBeouf in this auto-biographical drama. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Feb 2, 2019
	93%	Blinded by the Light (2019)	One of the best movies about fandom ever made. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Feb 1, 2019
	57%	Wounds (2019)	Very well-acted but ultimately doesn't amount to much. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 31, 2019
	90%	Big Time Adolescence (2019)	Pete Davidson is exceptionally well-cast in this fun comedy. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 30, 2019
	89%	MEMORY - The Origins of Alien (2019)	A thought-provoking deep dive into the roots of the ALIEN franchise. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 30, 2019
	94%	The Report (2019)	A thought-provoking, sure fire Oscar contender. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 30, 2019
	92%	Fighting with My Family (2019)	Great fun for wrestling fans, and non-fans too! - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 29, 2019
	65%	Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)	Works better as an Altman-esque satire of the art-world than a horror film. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 28, 2019
	87%	The Nightingale (2019)	A masterful revenge thriller, but requires a strong stomach. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 28, 2019
	85%	I Am Mother (2019)	Clara Rugaard delivers a startling performance. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 28, 2019
	80%	The Lodge (2019)	White-knuckle, elevated horror. This year's HEREDITARY. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 27, 2019
	64%	Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)	Uneven as a whole, but Zac Efron's portrayal is compelling. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 27, 2019
	76%	Late Night (2019)	A thoroughly pleasant crowd-pleaser. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 26, 2019
	24%	Polar (2019)	Horribly sophomoric that adds absolutely nothing to the genre. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 25, 2019
	67%	Native Son (2019)	A modern day updating of the seminal classic that's occasionally awkward, but always provocative. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 25, 2019
	34%	King of Thieves (2019)	Should be so much better than it wound up being. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 24, 2019
	19%	Serenity (2019)	Incredibly goofy thriller ruined by a twist destined to make it a camp classic for all the wrong reasons. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 24, 2019
	38%	Close (2019)	Noomi Rapace is the only reason to watch this overly familiar actioner. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 18, 2019
7/10	37%	Glass (2019)	An inconsistent but highly entertaining ending to M. Night Shyamalan's UNBREAKABLE/SPLIT trilogy. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 17, 2019
	73%	The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2019)	A tightly-wound thriller with some terrific performances. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Jan 16, 2019
	93%	Stan & Ollie (2019)	Beautifully acted, bittersweet tribute to a duo that's worth rediscovering. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 27, 2018
	65%	Aquaman (2018)	Beautifully silly and tons of fun. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 21, 2018
	32%	Welcome to Marwen (2018)	An intriguing idea that goes horribly awry right from the start. Carell is badly miscast. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 20, 2018
	93%	Bumblebee (2018)	Even if you despise the franchise, BUMBLEBEE is worth seeing. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 18, 2018
	70%	The Mule (2018)	A bit shaggy but always watchable. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 16, 2018
	26%	Mortal Engines (2018)	Like a ten episode season squeezed into a two hour film. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 14, 2018
	13%	Backtrace (2018)	Not really a Stallone movie - or much of anything. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 13, 2018
	79%	Mary Poppins Returns (2018)	Just ok - but Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda are superb. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 12, 2018
	53%	Once Upon a Deadpool (2018)	DEADPOOL 2 is good - this obnoxious cash grab is not. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 12, 2018
	52%	Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)	A dark, revisionist take on the classic that's not for the faint-of-heart, but striking in its own right. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 11, 2018
9/10	97%	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)	The best Spider-Man movie to date. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Dec 4, 2018
	84%	Creed II (2018)	CREED II is your best case scenario. It lives up to the original and also stands on its own two feet, boding well for CREED III, IV and beyond - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Nov 23, 2018
	15%	Robin Hood (2018)	The bright spots are few and far between, with only Ben Mendelsohn's inspired scenery chewing providing any real entertainment value. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Nov 23, 2018
	88%	Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)	Its impressive how RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET does something similar to what READY PLAYER ONE tried to do, namely satirize our obsession with pop culture and the internet, but be a lot more effective with the message by being subtle. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Nov 16, 2018
7/10	37%	Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)	A dark and grim turn for the franchise that's already splitting critics. - JoBlo's Movie Emporium EDIT Read More \| Posted Nov 16, 2018