John Hanlon
John Hanlon is a contributing editor at Townhall Magazine and a freelance film critic. He has written for CNN.com, USAToday.com, Big Hollywood, the Daily Caller, and Townhall.com as well as numerous other outlets. His movie reviews appear on Big Hollywood, RottenTomatoes.com, and JohnHanlonReviews.com. Hanlon has also appeared on "The Dennis Miller Show," "The Hugh Hewitt Show," and the Reelz television program "Mark at the Movies." A native of Massachusetts, Hanlon now lives in the D.C. suburbs.
Latest articles by John Hanlon
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Don Jon star Joseph Gordon-Levitt on writing and directing his first feature film
feature "If you're comparing your real life to fantasies you see in a movie, or in pornography, you're bound to be disappointed."
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Breaking Bad: How Walter White became each of his enemies
feature From his first encounter with Krazy-8 to his climatic battle with the Nazis, Walter White has always wanted what his opponents have
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INTERVIEW: The Spectacular Now screenwriter Michael Weber on creating realistic teenagers
feature "We will never write that sort of Juno-speak. For us, it has to sound natural — not too stylized."
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INTERVIEW: Jobs director Joshua Michael Stern on Ashton Kutcher, the real Steve Jobs, and more
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Why disgraced politicians are like summer blockbusters
feature Anthony Weiner has more in common with Superman than you might imagine. It's not just that they've both been photographed in their underwear...
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An interview with the directors of Captain America: The Winter Soldier
feature The brothers behind the new Marvel movie talk about Obama's kill list, how Arrested Development informed their creative process, and working with Robert Redford
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The Book Thief: An interview with the stars, director, and author
feature Markus Zusak's best-selling, critically acclaimed Holocaust novel is finally hitting the big screen
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire: 10 big differences between the movie and book
feature Wondering what was lost (or added) to the latest Hunger Games movie on its way to the big screen? Read our comprehensive guide.
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Why The LEGO Movie is the new Nineteen Eighty-Four
feature There are surprising parallels between George Orwell's dystopian novel and the new children's comedy
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