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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TV Review: 'Making the Cut' Episode 8 Brand Evolution
I am among the last people that anyone would ask about fashion. My wardrobe contains only one tie and it has a zipper in it. So, why am I reviewing the fashion reality series Making the Cut? In all honesty, Amazon sent me a screener and I had nothing better to do. I am a professional film critic by trade and there are currently no theatrical films. I have a lot of time on my hands and the desire to write and be read.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
Classic Movie Review: 'From Hell' Starring Johnny Depp
For over 100 years the mystery of Jack the Ripper has fascinated millions. How could a man brutally murder 5 women and get away with it? Was it a lone psychopath, or a conspiracy among many men? The Hughes Brothers’ 2002 film, From Hell, offers its own controversial theory. And a very entertaining theory it is, even if it's not entirely historically factual.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Criminal
Movie Review: 'Just Mercy' Sturdy Moving Real Life Court Drama
Destin Daniel Cretton is a filmmaker of subtlety and style. His Short Term 12 is a low key masterpiece about the issue of adoption, abuse and what happens to older kids lost in a system out of their control. Cretton followed that up with bold box office failure of The Glass Castle, a quite good drama that was unfortunately too drab in its approach to material people absolutely adored in Jeannette Walls’ wonderfully confessional life story.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Criminal
Song Review: 'Circles' by Post Malone is Pop Perfection
I would not say I qualify as a fan of Post Malone. I haven’t heard much of his music, despite his ubiquity, and I haven’t given much thought to what I have heard. Premise established, I love Circles. I adore this song. Yes, Circles is a very, very simple song. Yes, there isn’t anything groundbreaking in lyric or sound. I cannot stop listening to Circles. The tight bass line, the feathery light guitar and organ. I love it.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Beat
Song Review: Dua Lipa 'Don't Start Now'
There is no end to the power of a deep bass groove. A great bass groove could make a Donald Trump COVID-19 briefing sound good. Dua Lipa’s new single, Don’t Start Now, has an incredible bass line. It’s derivative, it’s the kind of bass line that defined the best of the disco and funk era of the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, but that doesn’t change the fact that the bass line is an absolute killer.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Beat
Song Review: The Weeknd 'Blinded by the Light' is an Aural Time Machine. Top Story - April 2020.
I want to live inside the synth track on The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights. Growing up in the 80’s, I feel like I did grow up inside that synth track. The Weeknd has taken us all back in time to 1981, the founding of MTV and the ascension of new wave. It’s beautiful, man. Often I have wondered if it were possible to recreate an aesthetic in art perfectly and The Weeknd has done it.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Beat
NBA Twitter Celebrates the Apparent Demise of John Paxson
Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports that the Chicago Bulls are actively seeking a new top basketball executive. In other words, Thank U John Paxson, NEXT! NBA Twitter is celebrating as only this snarky, schadenfreude-loving, maniacs can. As a Chicago Bulls fan myself, I am completely here for this, lapping up every nasty, flippant, insulting moment of it. Let’s go to the twitter pile-on of all twitter pile-ons.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Unbalanced
Movie Review: 'The Other Lamb' is a Stunner
The appeal of The Other Lamb is difficult to describe. This unique drama from Polish director Malgorzata Szumowska doesn’t fit any traditional genre description. The film is defiantly non-traditional in presenting a story that relies heavily upon visual cues and mystique. The Other Lamb is unquestionably brilliant and yet nebulous.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Horror
The Unpopular Opinion Game
Among the memes jamming social media feeds lately is the unpopular opinion game. Herein, you think of 10 things you dislike that others enjoy. Don't explain why, just make a list. Well, I have a word quota to work with here so, I will explain the list below. I'm ready to play: The Unpopular Opinions Game.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Verotika' is Wildly Terrible
What to make of the directorial debut of rocker Glen Danzig? The Mother singer has made a movie that is either one of hell of a comic troll job or an Ed Wood level, earnest abomination. Verotika is a three part anthology movie featuring three stories loosely tied together by a nonsensical interstitial storyteller who may be a vampire or a demon or The Devil? That’s where the bizarre, confounding journey of Verotika begins.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Horror
Movie Review: 'Resistance' Starring Jesse Eisenberg
Well, I won’t be cracking wise about mimes again any time soon. The new World War 2 movie, Resistance, tells an astonishing true story about the man who remains the most famous mime in the world, even more than a decade after his passing, Marcel Marceau. Portrayed by a winsome Jesse Eisenberg, we find Marcel Marceau a romantic hero who risked his life to save tens of thousands of children from the Nazis. It’s a story anyone who has ever made fun of mimes has likely never heard before.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
Top 5 YouTube Channels to Binge While Socially Distanced
While many of us are stuck at home, trying to stay safe in the era of COVID-19/Coronavirus we need entertainment more than ever. For many, the first choice will be Netflix or Disney Plus or perhaps Amazon or Hulu. Many might not think of YouTube as a place where there is binge-able content. In actuality, there are plenty of channels with content that is easy to consume in a binge fashion. This list provides 5 such channels with binge-able content.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
