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: 'Forever My Girl'
Woof! Forever My Girl is a bad movie. This pseudo-Nicholas Sparks romance about a country music star who walked out on his wedding day and never went back to his hometown for seven years never, never rises above mediocre. Unfortunately, our lead character Liam wasn’t aware when he left that he had a daughter on the way. When a friend dies, he decides to return home for the funeral and finds out about the secrets he left behind.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Act & Punishment'
I will admit, I didn’t pay close enough attention to what Pussy Riot was really about. In my very Midwestern American way, I passively dismissed Pussy Riot simply because the name made me a little uncomfortable. I certainly could not talk about Pussy Riot on the radio on my talk show so I simply ignored the phenomenon. Now, I wish I hadn’t been so stupid. The new documentary Act & Punishment lays out the case that Pussy Riot is far more important than I had, in my limited worldview, ever imagined.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Ranking the Movies of 2018
In what I can only assume is some fit of temporary insanity that will eventually break and leave me having forgotten that I ever conceived of such a notion, I’ve decided to keep a ranking of every movie I watch for the first time in 2018. This means new releases as well as the classics we feature each week on the Everyone Is a Critic Podcast. Every movie for the year will be ranked and I am going to attempt to document it all in a weekly column.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'The Commuter'
The Commuter is yet another desperately silly effort from Liam Neeson. Once again teaming with director Jaume Collet Serra, Neeson is once again playing an action hero in a desperate situation in which life and death hang in the balance. At this point, a trip to the grocery store could be the premise for a Neeson action hero; it’s not as if he needs anything more than a place, a gun and an elaborate idiot plot for his Mad Libs take on the action genre.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Proud Mary'
Proud Mary has the ambition and the movie star to become a franchise. The question it leaves behind, however, is whether or not the people behind it have the talent and investment to make it something more than just a stock action movie. For my money, other than star Taraji P. Henson, Proud Mary comes up quite short. Other than the star, there is nothing memorable or particularly special about Proud Mary.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Paddington 2'
Before the comments come, I can already hear you: "lighten up!" "It’s just a kids movie!" "All the other critics like it!: I can hear you saying these things before you type them as a response to this review; there is no need for you to repeat them. I’m speaking of my hatred for Paddington 2 and what I already know will be the response to that hatred. Paddington 2 has received across the board raves and yet I hated almost every second of it.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Almost Paris'
Almost Paris is a confounding movie. On the one hand, I like the characters; they’re consistently interesting people. On the other hand, some of the storytelling choices and the editing of scenes are so abrupt and odd that I can hardly make sense of the film as a whole. Directed by Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, Almost Paris is not a bad movie but it’s quite a peculiar movie.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
'Lady Bird' Dominates with Four Awards from Iowa Film Critics Association
Lady Bird won most of the big awards from the Iowa Film Critics Association. The Iowa Film Critics, of which I am a voting member, made the announcement on Monday, following voting that began in late December. Greta Gerwig’s extraordinary directorial debut was honored with four awards while Willem Dafoe, Call Me By Your Name, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri each earned an award.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Top 5 Directors I Am Looking Forward to in 2018
This week on the Everyone is a Critic podcast our Top 5 was "The Top 5 Movies We Are Looking Forward to in 2018." Naturally, such lists would include Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Black Panther, and the like, as any similar list might. With that in mind, and because I am the pretentious critic on the show, I decided I would leave the blockbusters off my list, though I look forward to them just as much as everyone else, and focus on directors whose work I am anticipating in 2018.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Sheikh Jackson'
Sheikh Jackson is a rare and wonderful movie. This Egyptian production directed by Amr Salama and co-written by Salama and Omar Khaled, tells the unique and touching story of a Muslim cleric who has a crisis of faith related to the death of Michael Jackson. The story is about a man confronting his faith, his past, his family and his very self and each step of the way, this measured and thoughtful drama rarely misses a beat.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Insidious: The Last Key'
I’ve finally figured out why I love the 'Insidious' franchise so much. It’s not that the franchise is all that better than most modern horror films, it still has the clumsiness and exposition laden dialogue and awkward humor that mark most low budget horror of the era. But, what 'Insidious' has over other modern horror movies is great characters. Genuinely likable, funny, and strong characters that we can really root for, especially Lyn Shaye’s brilliant Elise Rainier.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Horror
Movie Review: 'The Post'
The Post is an of-the-moment history lesson about the important role of the media in America. Steven Speilberg has made arguably the most relevant movie of our political moment, given the way that President Trump has made attacking the media a staple of his public discourse. Casting two of America’s most beloved and respected actors in the lead roles only deepens the importance of The Post.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
