Sean Patrick
Bio
Hello, my name is Sean Patrick He/Him, and I am a film critic and podcast host for the I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast I am a voting member of the Critics Choice Association, the group behind the annual Critics Choice Awards.
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Movie Review 'Love, Gilda'
I was concerned going to into Love, Gilda that the movie wouldn't have much to tell me about Gilda Radner that I didn't already know. As a devotee of Radner for years and years, I felt I had her down pretty well. I admired her deeply and I have read her biography, It's Always Something, more than once. What could a documentary possibly tell me?
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Pointless Scene Reveals Fatal Falsehood of 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
There are many, many, many things wrong with Bryan Singer's Bohemian Rhapsody from the joyless portrayal of Freddie Mercury's life to the script which features Mercury spouting music producer jargon to explain the creative magic of Queen, to Mike Myers being, well, Mike Myers in a role that amounts to little more than a dimwitted meta gag.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Beat
Tyler Perry and the Failed Film Language of a Good Scene in 'Nobody's Fool'
Well, time to do that thing that everyone tells me I am not supposed to do and think about and film language. Even though I am film critic and my job calls upon me to think about movies in a way that most don't, one thing that I am told, when I am not being told how much I "hate movies" is that I think about movies too much.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review 'Shirkers'
You have likely never seen a documentary quite like Shirkers. Part mystery part fiction movie, part character study and part in-depth personal examination, Shirkers contains multitudes of filmic fascinations. This Netflix production is ambitious, ingenious and a wonderful work of self-reflective art.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Lucha VaVoom Inside America's Most Outrageous Show'
Lucha VaVoom is a wild and crazy show filled with wild action and wilder women. This strange and wonderful combination of pro wrestling and burlesque is like a wacky milkshake of a carnival crossed with old school Vaudeville. If they allowed animals at Lucha VaVoom, you could travel back to Mexico in the 1920s or perhaps the Moulin Rouge crossed with the WWE.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'The Fog' - 4K Restoration
John Carpenter had a tough act to follow when he set out to followup his 1978 slasher flick Halloween. I may not be a fan of Halloween, but even I can recognize the impact the film had, becoming a big grossing genre flick and an influential piece of pop genre work. Carpenter became a cult hero overnight, and following that kind of success the first time out was a challenge.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Horror
Movie Review: 'The Hurricane Heist'
The Hurricane Heist stars Maggie Grace as Casey: A wild child, ace treasury agent tasked with protecting a bunch of retired U.S. currency as it is sent to a facility to be incinerated. This task is complicated by an incoming hurricane which has the roads clogged by people on the run from the very Carolina coastal town that she is headed for.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Hotel Artemis'
Hotel Artemis stars Jodie Foster as Nurse and Dave Bautista as Orderly. These are code names as the Hotel Artemis is not quite a hotel but not exactly a hospital either. The year is 2028 and Los Angeles has devolved into chaos. The economy is collapsing and crime has become the the city's top employer. Among this chaos the Hotel Artemis was born as a place of myth where criminals with a membership can get no questions asked treatment for a variety of injuries.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Upgrade'
Upgrade stars Logan Marshall Green as Grey, a normal man in a not so normal time. It’s somewhere in the near future and while Grey enjoys an analog existence working on cars, the rest of the world is digital, including the car his wife rides in without an actual driver. Grey is dubious of modern, convenient tech and soon he will have good reason to be dubious. After selling an old car to a billionaire, Grey and his wife are in a car accident in her supposedly accident proof vehicle.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Hereditary'
Hereditary is a shocking and deeply unsettling horror thriller. Writer-director Ari Ascher’s remarkable attention to detail in production design, cinematography, and even character blocking, where a character is positioned in the frame, contributes to the brilliance of Hereditary. That the film also features a career-best performance from Toni Collette only underlines the genius at play in Hereditary.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Horror
Movie Review: 'The Rider'
The Rider is a remarkable achievement. The story of a rodeo rider facing a life and death decision, The Rider was directed by newcomer Chloe Zhao using actors who’ve never acted before as her stars. The family at the heart of The Rider is a rodeo and horse riding family first and actors a distant second. This gives The Rider an authentic quality that combines with Zhao’s beautiful visuals and design to create a remarkable film experience.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Adrift'
Director Baltasar Kormakur had an uphill battle convincing me to feel sorry for his characters in the action movie Everest. In that film, based on true events, characters lost their lives as they attempted to ascend the world’s tallest peak. These men knew what they were doing could cost them their lives and thus I was not emotionally invested in their journey beyond a normal level of compassion I have for just about anyone.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
