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: 'John and the Hole'
John and the Hole is a haunting and often confounding film. Directed by famed visual artist Pascual Sisto, this unusual story carries echoes of the work of Gus Van Sant, his more meandering dramas such as Elephant or Last Days with the difference being that Sisto has a more distinct purpose. The austere sharpness of the images is given more urgency in Sisto’s work perhaps because he is working in genre, he’s making a thriller as opposed to Van Sant’s medium of formless observation.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
8 Reasons Radio Remains as Relevant As Ever
So many people have written eulogies or epitaphs for professional radio and yet here we are and here we stand. Radio is still a part of the day for millions of listeners across the country and across the globe. While new forms of content have segmented the audience, radio still finds ways to adapt and thrive and continue. There are many reasons why radio remains relevant even in an era with more choices than ever before. Here are 8 of the best reasons why radio is still relevant today…
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in FYI
Series Review: 'Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami'
Billy Corben has demonstrated the remarkable ability as a documentary filmmaker to find these brilliantly absurd stories amid larger, darker, overarching narratives. In his Cocaine Cowboys it was the way the smugglers and the members of law enforcement each seemed to marvel at their own audacity in how they conducted their adversarial business. For his newest foray into the Cocaine soaked world of the 1970’s and 1980’s, Corben is once again demonstrating this remarkable talent.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Criminal
Movie Review: 'Pooling to Paradise'
Pooling to Paradise stars Lynn Chen as Jenny, an uptight Mommy Blogger who is late to getting to the airport for a weekend away from her family in Las Vegas. Jenny has used an app to get a ride share to the airport but she’s accidentally booked it as a carpool rather than a quick solo ride to LAX, much to her horror. Her driver, Marc (Jordan Carlos), with a C, he’s very specific about that, is a bit of a space cadet, seemingly oblivious and possibly a little buzzed.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'The Green Knight'
The Green Knight marks the first time I have really connected with the work of director David Lowery. Prior to The Green Knight I’ve carried a rather adversarial relationship with Lowery’s work. His A Ghost Story was, for me, an impenetrable piece of arty claptrap. I was so frustrated by the movie that I never gave it another chance to explain itself. I’m told by other critics that there is a wealth of interpretations of the movie and that it leaves open myriad possibilities with viewers. I understand why others would find that fascinating but it still hasn’t made me want to watch Casey Affleck stand around in a bed sheet for over 100 minutes.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Man Under Table'
Man Under Table is a lively and odd mix of Hollywood satire and self-referential humor about a filmmaker fighting with imposter syndrome. Written, directed by and starring Noel David Taylor, there is nothing remotely traditional about Man Under Table and yet the themes will be familiar to anyone who has struggled with watching others succeed while failing to find success for yourself, simultaneously blaming the world for your failure while castigating the world for not letting you succeed.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Jungle Cruise'
Jungle Cruise is a movie that exists. I should probably end this review right there as that is the only thing that needs to be acknowledged regarding Jungle Cruise. It’s a movie that people made and now it exists within the world. There is nothing remotely special about this fact or anything remotely negative about this fact. Jungle Cruise exists within the benign, a condition of existence that is at once harmless and but not exactly pleasant.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Twist'
Few movies scream ‘How do you do fellow kids’ louder than the new action comedy Twist. Twist takes pieces of Charles Dickens’ literary legend and crosses it with parkour and a pop soundtrack, along with several nods to Banksy, to hip up the Dickens classic. Because of course, the last thing kids want is to read a book that has stood the test of time as a classic work of literature for more than a century.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'The Five Rules of Success'
The Five Rules of Success stars Santiago Segura as X, a man who has just been paroled. We are not initially told why X was in jail but the movie indicates that he’s spent most of his formative years behind bars. X has no family and few prospects but he does have a set of rules to live by. X has spent his time behind bars on self improvement and that includes creating his own set of rules to live by that he believes will make him a success in the outside world.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Criminal
Top 5 Movies in the State of Iowa
Being from Iowa, I am used to having my home state overlooked by Hollywood. Iowa is literally the center of so-called ‘Fly-over Country.’ It’s a state many in Hollywood can’t even locate on a map so, naturally, making movies in Iowa isn’t a priority. That said, there have been dozens of feature films set in the state of Iowa and some of those movies are pretty good. Here is my Top 5 Countdowns of movies set in Iowa.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Classic Movie Review: 'Lady in the Water'
With the release of Old, a strong success for M. Night Shyamalan, now seems like a good time to look back at his career. Thus, here's a reflection on Lady in the Water, Shyamalan's 2006 supernatural drama based on a bedtime story he told to his children. The film starred Bryce Dallas Howard, Paul Giamatti, Jeffrey Wright and M. Night Shyamalan himself.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'G.I Joe Origins: Snake Eyes'
I respect the people who put in the effort to make movies. I recognize the Herculean task of trying to form words, actions, captured in image, into a fashion that is coherent and satisfyingly entertaining for mass consumption. What these people do is nothing short of a miracle. That said, when images fail to cohere and my time is spent enduring the incoherent, I get frustrated, and I feel the need to write about that frustration.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
