Michael McKinney

Brockmire, starring Hank Azaria as Jim Brockmire, is in the midst of airing its 3rd season on IFC. Not familiar with the series? Here’s what you need to know. Jim Brockmire suffered a catastrophic meltdown during the broadcasting of a major league…

SCAD’s aTVFest 2019 just wrapped last month in Atlanta, and FanBolt’s Mike McKinney had the pleasure of sitting down with two of the stars from ABC’s Schooled, AJ Michalka and Brett Dier. Schooled is a spinoff of The Goldbergs, and takes place in the…

SCAD’s aTVFest 2019 just wrapped earlier this month in Atlanta, and FanBolt’s Mike McKinney had the pleasure of sitting down with Matt Czuchry and Jane Leeves, stars of the Atlanta filmed The Resident to talk about the their characters, the series,…

FanBolt’s Mike McKinney had the pleasure of interviewing Mads Mikkelsen, star of the new film Arctic. The film tells the story of a man, played by Mads Mikkelsen, who is stranded in the Arctic after a plane crash. After months of surviving in the…

BlacKkKlansmanPhoto courtesy of Focus Features Spike Lee’s latest film, BlacKkKlansman, is based on the true story of Ron Stallworth (John David Washington), the first African-American police officer in Colorado Springs. With the help of a white…

BlindspottingPhoto courtesy of Lionsgate Blindspotting is about Collin (Daveed Diggs) and Miles (Rafael Casal), who have been friends since their childhood. Colin has three days left on his probation, three days to stay out of trouble. The problem is…

Interview with ‘I Feel Pretty’ star Amy Schumer Photo courtesy of STX Entertainment Amy Schumer was in town to promote her upcoming movie I Feel Pretty, and we sat down for an interview. Amy plays a woman, Renee, who works in a crappy job and is…

Interview with A Wrinkle in Time actress Storm Reid Photo courtesy of Disney I interviewed Storm Reid, who stars as Meg in A Wrinkle in Time which comes out Friday, March 9th. A Wrinkle in Time is about Meg (Storm Reid) finding out that her father…

On Labor Day weekend at Dragon Con, we got to interview Neil McDonough, who has played the evil Damien Darhk on both Arrow and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. So how has Dragon Con been for you? Neil McDonough: It’s not like any other con I have been to…

Dragoncon 2017 During the Labor Day Weekend at Dragon Con, we got to talk with Echo Kellum, who plays nerdy computer specialist Curtis Holt and his crime-fighting alter-ego Mr. Terrific, an integral part of the team trying to keep their city safe. So…

By Movie Reviews for HipstersNovember 1, 2017 at 9:12 am WonderstruckPhoto courtesy of Amazon Studios Wonderstruck is movie about Ben (Oakes Fegley) goes on a journey to New York to try and find his long-lost father, and we also see a young deaf girl…

On Sunday, April 30th I attended a private cast and crew screening at the Fox Theatre for Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. There at the Fox, I interviewed on the Red Carpet members of the Georgia film community and representatives from…

Menashe was the closing night film at the 2017 Atlanta Film Festival. Shown in conjunction with the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, the movie is the first feature-length film in over sixty years to be completely in the Yiddish language. The film is…

On Friday, Dave Made a Maze was the opening night movie for the 2017 Atlanta Film Festival. Playing to a sold out and very appreciative crowd, the film was a hit with festival goers. I had the chance to speak with co-writer/director Bill Watterson…

Collateral Beauty is a film about a successful New York advertising executive (Will Smith) whose life has been in a downward spiral since he suffered a tremendous loss. When he writes letters to Love, Time and Death, he is surprised when each of them…

At this year’s Dragon Con, I got to interview Ciara Renée, who plays Kendra Sanders/Hawkgirl on The CW’s “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” where she talks about being the first live action Hawkgirl and the big change coming from Broadway to TV. Hi Ciara,…

Florence Foster Jenkins Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures Based on true events, “Florence Foster Jenkins” is the story of a socialite (Meryl Streep) who has always dreamed of becoming an opera singer. With the…

Andrew McCarthy is an actor, director and travel writer whose career took off in the mid-eighties. McCarthy is best known for his roles in “Class” (1983), “St. Elmo’s Fire” (1985), “Mannequin: (1987), “Less Than Zero” (1987), and “Weekend at…

I got to talk with Atlanta’s own singer-songwriter Andy Hull and lead guitarist Robert McDowell, from the band Manchester Orchestra, about their composing and recording the score for the upcoming film “Swiss Army Man” from co-writer/directors Daniel…

Jared Callahan’s “Janey Makes a Play” was a big hit at the 2015 Atlanta Film Festival when it made its world premiere. The documentary begins a theatrical run on Friday, June 17th at the Plaza Theatre. I interviewed Jared Callahan about his…