Sean Patrick
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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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My Favorite Record: TV on the Radio's 'Nine Types of Light'
One of my favorite records of all time is TV on the Radio's ethereal and eclectic fourth studio record Nine Types of Light. The Brooklyn, New York based band delivered on Nine Types of Light a record that was/is at once true to the band's unusual tastes and yet more open and accessible to fans who may have found previous TVOTR records impenetrable, arty, or just inaccessibly singular.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Beat
My Summer of Classics: 'Die Hard'
Is Die Hard a perfect movie? Well, it’s a perfect Christmas movie. As for an action movie, it’s as close to perfect as the genre is likely to ever come. John McClane is the quintessential everyman action hero. He’s the guy next to you on a subway who happens to know how to fire a gun and is trained to be a little more observant than others, but he’s not some muscled-up beef-head. He’s just a capable guy in a complicated situation, the right hero for the right moment.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
The Movies That Made Me: How I Became A Film Critic . Top Story - August 2022.
Recently I watched a documentary on film art and history and it put me in the mind of thinking about my formative moviegoing experiences. Remembering the moviegoing experiences that shaped who I am as a film critic and as someone who simply loves movies. My earliest moviegoing experience was not all that memorable. I was 6 years old and my brother Chuck and his then girlfriend took me and my brother Kevin and my younger sister Amy to see E.T.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
From Leo the Lion to 'Beast' A Brief History of Big Cats on the Big Screen
With the new thriller, Beast, starring Idris Elba, in theaters now, it’s a good time to reflect on the legacy of big cats in big movies. Lions and Tigers are dangerous wild animals, unpredictable and deadly. And yet, this has not stopped Hollywood from wanting to capture the big cats for the big screen. In fact, Hollywood history is littered with stories of Lions and Tigers being Lions and Tigers on movie sets, endangering members of the cast and crew. Some of the stories are of unbelievable neglect while others can be attributed to severe stupidity.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
'If You're Happy And You Know It...' Where Did This Song Come From?. Top Story - August 2022.
Watching the Chicago Cubs on TV recently, a visit to the pitcher's mound by the opposing team’s coach brought the opportunity for a little ballpark filler. Visits to the mound are often given musical accompaniment with a host of public domain standards offering a wide array of choices for ballpark organists.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Beat
Movie Review: 'Spin Me Round' Fails Aubrey Plaza and Allison Brie
Spin Me Round is a bizarre movie. The comedy starring the lovely Allison Brie and the brilliant Aubrey Plaza has a ridiculous amount of promise and falls short. The idea behind the narrative is a good one, and with Brie and Plaza, along with supporting ringers such as Tim Heidecker and Molly Shannon, Spin Me Round should have been a no-brainer indie comedy sensation. Instead, director Jeff Baena throws in one twist too many and leaves one MAJOR plot thread dangling, leaving Spin Me Round to spin its wheels.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review Bodies Bodies Bodies is Clever But Unsatisfying
Bodies Bodies Bodies is a mixed bag. At once a horror whodunnit and a snappy send up of Gen-z, Bodies Bodies Bodies has a tricky tone to pull off and I don’t think it quite threaded the needle. The movie wants laughs and scares in equal measure and while it earns both, the whole is never as good as the parts. In the end Bodies Bodies Bodies is quite effective but not as effective as it needs to be.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Horror
Movie Review: 'Get Out While You Can' is as Much Advice as it is a Title
Imagine being trapped on a boat in the middle of the ocean, no land in sight. Now imagine it’s you and the most insufferable, bickering married couple you can imagine. That’s the equivalent experience of watching the new movie Get Away if You Can. A romantic boat trip intended to save a marriage becomes a slog from one boring encounter to the next, and from one obnoxious argument to another.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Mack & Rita' Another Flop for Diane Keaton
I’ve been struggling with this silly review of this very silly movie for a couple of days. Why? Because I like Diane Keaton and I don’t enjoy hating her movies. Diane Keaton is a classy actress with a wealth of talent and style who was great… in the 1970s. Ever since the late 90s something has possessed Diane Keaton to make some of the most unwatchable movies of the past 30 years. Movies such as Because I Said So, Mad Money, Town & Country, The Family Stone, Poms, The Book Club, Hanging Up, And So It Goes, are some of the most dull and insulting movies I have ever seen.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Where the Crawdads Sing'
Where the Crawdads Sing is too cowardly to be the kind of unconventional movie it could be. The story of a young woman raising herself in a South Carolina Swamp, Where the Crawdads Sing has an intriguing idea at heart but fails to capitalize on that idea. Instead, the film, and, I am told, the book, fall back on a conventional courtroom story to carry the drama. There is nothing wrong with a good courtroom mystery but it needs to be better than your average episode of Law & Order television episode or it needs to be scrapped. Crawdads fails that test.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Remembering Olivia Newton John with 'Xanadu'
This week, Olivia Newton John passed away. She was 73 years old and had bravely fought cancer for several years. Tributes have poured in for the singer who holds a wonderfully unique place in our culture. She's at once a figure of resolute earnestness that Generation X held up for mockery. But she's also a person who is remarkably easy to like and whose work is very easy to enjoy. Take for instance her rather checkered film career. Aside from Grease, a movie that has achieved cult fame, she wasn't in many movies and she was certainly not in many good movies.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Emily the Criminal' Another Terrific Showcase for Aubrey Plaza
Emily the Criminal stars the always appealing Aubrey Plaza as the title character. Emily works as a food delivery drone for a catering company. Her life is generally uneventful. She’d wanted to be an artist when growing up but life got in the way of her dreams. Now, she struggles to get by while watching friends climb corporate ladders and live lavish lifestyles and her frustration grows.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
