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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Movie Review: 'Auggie' Aims for Pathos, Hits Creepy
Hey, do you have a strong desire to watch well-regarded character actor Richard Kind masturbate so much that it nearly ends his marriage? No? Well then, you might want to avoid the creep-tastic new sci-fi infused 'romance' Auggie. Auggie is all about Richard Kind as a retiree who becomes far too obsessed with his new digital assistant—so obsessed that a session of living room based masturbation with his AI dreamgirl nearly ends his marriage.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'The Wedding Year': Who Knew They Still Made Romantic Comedies?
Everyone's getting married and it is driving poor Mara (Sarah Hyland of Modern Family), the protagonist of the new romantic comedy The Wedding Year, nuts. Her sister (Jenna Dewan) is getting married. Her boss and co-worker, Ellie (Anna Camp) is getting married. Even the girl who kicked her out of the band she was in High School is getting married and for some reason invited Mara.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Villains' Proves Skarsgard Is More Than Pennywise
If you think you have bad luck? You have nothing on Mickey (Bill Skarsgard) and Jules (Maika Monroe), the protagonists of the new movie Villains. Having successfully committed what they believe to be the last robbery they needed to achieve their dream of moving to Florida to sell seashells by the sea shore, they wind up running out of gas. That's not the worst of it, however.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
'Secret Garden' Is Bruce Springsteen's Worst Song and Here's Why
I have a deep, dark, confession to make as a Bruce Springsteen fan and as a fan of the Cameron Crowe movie Jerry Maguire: I hate the song "Secret Garden." This will come as a shock to friends with whom I have discussed this song and movie with previously. I lied to you. This song is bad and terrible and in this random song review, I intend to explain how I came to despise the song that brought Bruce back to prominence in the mid-90s after a brief, fallow period of his superstar career.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Beat
Movie Review: 'Desolation Center' Doc Explores Guerilla Concerts of the 80s
Where did the idea of festivals mixing art and music come from? Some will credit Lollapalooza or Burning Man for creating this unique combination of art and music. But, the real origin of a truly punk festival of music and art may be Desolation Center. Director Stuart Swezey was the founder of Desolation Center in the 1970s and now, Swezey has taken the reigns to tell the story himself of the founding of a festival.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Beat
Movie Review: 'Artik' is Another Good Shocker from Dread Central
There is something both old school and incredibly modern about Artik, the latest low-budget horror surprise from the good folks at Dread Central. The film posits a serial killer with influences that reflect both comic books and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It's a strange, off-kilter mix of influences anchored by lead performances that bring those influences to bear.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Horror
Movie Review: Gentle, Sweet, Thoughtful—'The Last Black Man in San Francisco'
The Last Black Man in San Francisco is a wonderfully quirky drama with fascinating characters and a story that meanders in a way that is incredibly charming in its own way. The story goes that Jimmie Fails, played by Jimmie Fails, is obsessed with his childhood home in a now gentrified part of San Francisco. Though Jimmie was only in the home when he was very young, he recalls vivid memories of living there and the comfort he found there.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Humans
Movie Review: 'Hot Air' Steve Coogan Suffers in Adam Sandler Leftover
Hot Air is a lazy, pace-free, laugh free, comedy/drama that wastes the brilliant Steve Coogan in a role that he should have absolutely killed. I should not be surprised that a movie directed by Frank Coraci, Adam Sandler’s go to guy for dim-witted, unfunny tripe, would stink on ice and I am not surprised, not really. I am surprised however, that someone as ingenious and irrepressible as Steve Coogan would waste his time on something so toothless and creaky as Hot Air.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Wild Rose' Is a Messy, Wonderful, Brilliant Movie
Wild Rose is an absolute powerhouse, a brilliantly written and performed movie with a star-making lead performance by Jessie Buckley, and yet another Academy Award level supporting turn from the incredible Julie Walter, arguably, the single most generous actress on the planet. Walter could steal any scene she's in and instead she helps everyone else into the spotlight through her remarkable strength.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Beat
Spoiler Alert: We Need to Talk About the Unintentionally Hilarious Ending of 'Angel Has Fallen'
That Angel Has Fallen is one of the worst movies of 2019 should come as no surprise. Olympus Has Fallen is a legendary terrible movie in which Gerard Butler originated his meathead, franchise fronting, character, Secret Service Agent Mike Banning. That was followed up by London Has Fallen, another desperately moronic action flick in which Butler took the macho nonsense of Olympus has Fallen and brought it to the international stage.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Ready or Not' Is One of the Best Surprises of 2019
Ready or Not stars Samara Weaving as Grace, a soon to be married woman. Grace is marrying Alex (Mark O'Brien) and marrying into Alex's incredibly rich family, the Le Domas family. The Le Domas Family are an odd group of gin soaked alpha males and domineering women who do not welcome outsiders with ease.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Horror
