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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In Defense of Hamnet: Why Emotional Truth Matters More Than Historical Permission
When Sir Ian McKellen recently dismissed Hamnet as “improbable,” suggesting that Shakespeare’s imagination “certainly didn’t just come from family life,” he was not merely critiquing a film. He was, perhaps unintentionally, applying the wrong standard to the kind of story Hamnet is trying to tell.
By Sean Patrickabout 14 hours ago in Geeks
'Send Help' Review: Sam Raimi Returns to Survival Horror with a Savage Corporate Thriller. Top Story - February 2026.
Directed by: Sam Raimi Written by: Mark Swift & Damian Shannon Starring: Rachel McAdams, Dylan O’Brien, Dennis Haysbert Release Date: January 30, 2026
By Sean Patrick15 days ago in Horror
The Best Movies of 2025 Found the Smallest Audiences: Why Box Office Failure Became the Year’s Greatest Artistic Badge
Great Art Didn’t Sell — And That Was the Point If there is one uniting theme of 2025, it’s this: the best movies of the year found the smallest audiences of the year.
By Sean Patrick2 months ago in Geeks
