John Hanlon Movie Reviews

Interviews

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John Schneider

Movie: October Baby
March 26th, 2012

“I’d never heard of abortion survivors” before I read the script for October Baby, actor John Schneider told me in a recent interview about his new film. But on page ten, he said he came across the term and had to reread it several times. The new film revolves around an...

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Directors Mike McCoy & Scott Waugh

Movie: Act of Valor
February 24th, 2012

Using active-duty Navy SEALs combined with live gunfire, the new film Act of Valor tells the story of a group of soldiers trying to protect America from a series of terrorist attacks. In a recent interview, I talked to directors Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh about casting the...

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Kim and Krickitt Carpenter

Movie: The Vow
February 20th, 2012

A ten-week old marriage and a tragic accident. A fierce dichotomy exists between the two, but Kim and Krickitt Carpenter experienced both in 1993 when a car accident stole Krickitt’s memories and forced her husband to make her fall in love with him all over again. The new...

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James Badge Dale

Movie: The Grey
February 16th, 2012

James Badge Dale isn’t a household name. But he should be. Over the past ten years, the young actor has played supporting roles in several major films and starred in one of the most acclaimed mini-series of the past decade. One of his first juicy roles occurred in 2003 when he...

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Cuba Gooding Jr.

Movie: Red Tails
January 19th, 2012

“President Obama stood in front of the screen… and he said this was an American tale of heroism,” Cuba Gooding Jr. recently stated during a roundtable interview about his new film, Red Tails. He was referring to a recent White House screening of the film that brought...

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