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: '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
Movie Review: 'Night of the Virgin'
Night of the Virgin turned my stomach. That sounds like the start of a negative review but, far from it. I actually loved Night of the Virgin. This Spanish import from director Roberto San Sebastian is hysterically funny and deeply disturbing all at once. The film is teeming with horrific invention and deep themes about women and sexuality and I loved every minute of it, even as I was queasy most of the way.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Horror
Ranking the Movies of 2018: Week 20
Solo: A Star Wars Story arrived in theaters this week and while much of the media has been focused on the film’s box office prospects, the film at the heart of Solo: A Star Wars Story is actually pretty good. Ron Howard may not be a director of much daring but he is a professional and he delivers solid action, a touch of comedy and a group of colorful characters, those we know and those we’re meeting for the first time.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Action Point'
In 2015 the American history/comedy podcast The Dollop told the story of New Jersey’s Action Park. Action Park was an amusement park without rules, with few protections and loads of injuries and, much more seriously, several deaths. The park was filled with death trap amusements like a wave pool that could hold over one thousand people and averaged thirty rescues per day among their crew of lifeguards.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Best F(r)iends Vol. 2'
If LARP-ers re-enacted scenes from No Country For Old Men, the result might look something like Best F(r)iends Volume 2, Greg Sestero and Tommy Wiseau's gloriously baffling dream come true. Like the first volume of Best F(r)iends, Best F(r)iends Volume 2 is some high level nonsense, an incompetently accomplished masterpiece of Z grade cinema.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Ranking the Movies of 2018: Week 19
Deadpool 2 arrived last week and while it was not the revelation that the first Deadpool was, it was still a solid piece of superhero entertainment. Director David Leitch brings a more conventional structure to Deadpool 2 compared to the looser, more comic like style of Tim Miller. Miller was let go from the franchise following reports of friction with star Ryan Reynolds over the direction of the character.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: Solo: A Star Wars Story
After a year of behind the scenes drama that threatened to sink the project, Solo: A Star Wars Story has arrived in theaters. Famously, the directing duo of Lord and Miller were fired from Solo: A Star Wars Story following creative clashes with producer Kathleen Kennedy and screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan. Ron Howard was brought in to salvage the project and wound up reshooting most of the movie.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Futurism
Movie Review: 'Deadpool 2'
Deadpool 2 takes up the story after Deadpool/Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) suffers a tragedy. How is it possible for Deadpool, the snarkiest of the snarky superheroes, to genuinely feel a tragedy? You’ll have to see it for yourself. How this incident changes Deadpool is really not all that much. He becomes slightly morose for a time and then gets back to killing people.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Ranking the Movies of 2018: Week 18
As much as I like to write about film language, I occasionally can just not pay attention to it and just enjoy some jokes. The film language of Life of the Party is, admittedly, rather pathetic. Director and co-writer Ben Falcone is not a visual stylist. He’s barely able to make one scene transition comfortably from one to the next. So why don’t I hate it? Well, let’s go through the reasons why I probably should and then see if I can explain it.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
