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: 'Werewolves Within' Brings the Fun of Social Deduction Games to the Big Screen
Werewolves Within is a wildly clever comedy based on a social deduction game, one in which one character is a hidden werewolf and the rest of the players have to use questions and clues to determine who the werewolf is. The game was made for the Playstation console several years ago and an adaptation of the game had been in the works for some time when director Josh Ruben and writer Mishna Wolff won the chance to make the movie. And they made quite a good movie.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Classic Movie Review: 'Fast & Furious'
The Fast and the Furious is one of the greatest guilty pleasure movies ever. Of course the plot is meaningless and the acting is comically over the top and undercooked, great acting was never the point. The Fast and the Furious was about cars. Big engines, high speeds and killer paint jobs. Throw in a few bullets and a few extraordinary women and you have a recipe for a B-movie, drive in masterpiece.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Classic Movie Review: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
I walked into the first The Fast and the Furious movie with the attitude that I was going to suffer through another brainless, bloated action spectacle and... I was right. However, even as I got exactly the bad movie I expected I was somehow won over by the spectacle. Something about those fabulous cars, all of that speed, and those extreme chase scenes overcame my disgust with the acting and the script and made me really like that picture.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
5 Things You May Not Know About 'Deliverance' 1972
Deliverance is the classic on the latest edition of the Everyone’s a Critic Movie Review Podcast. The film was chosen because, regardless of its legacy, it remains arguably, the most famous role in the career of actor Ned Beatty. The beloved character actor Beatty passed away in early June of 2021 at the age of 83. Plus, my co-host, Bob Zerull has never seen Deliverance and we both felt that the movie would make for an interesting conversation.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Classic Movie Review: '2 Fast 2 Furious'
Who said you need a plot to make a movie? Certainly not the producers of the original Fast and The Furious. Grab a couple boy-toy Hollywood hunks, a couple hot babes and a whole lot of even hotter looking cars and you've got a movie. There was some mess about stealing and cops and undercover whatever. The only thing anyone remembers about the film is the cars.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Fatherhood' Strands Kevin Hart in Sitcomic Clichés
Fatherhood stars Kevin Hart as Matt. We meet Matt on the day of his wife’s funeral. Matt’s wife died shortly after giving birth to their first child, Maddy. It's a strong start and Kevin Hart proves right away that he can play grief. The film flashes back and introduces us to Matt's wife, Liz played by Deborah Ayorinde, and for a few minutes you think we might be watching an original take on single parenthood. Sadly, this only lasts about 10 minutes before we are into poopy diapers and baby vomit. It's a sinking feeling because you can sense what kind of movie Fatherhood could be if it weren't constantly striving for the lowest common denominator gags.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: Way Too Many Words to Say I Don't Recommend 'The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard'
I was baffled when I heard that there was going to be a sequel to The Hitman’s Bodyguard. I had believed that the movie wasn’t much of a hit. Thus, I was surprised to learn that the movie had made more $175 million dollars worldwide on what looked like a budget of $30.00. I know it was $30 million but did you see The Hitman’s Bodyguard? The effects looked like the result of a really sketchy green screen and liberal use of MS Paint.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
A New Friend and a New Beginning for a Desperate Introvert
My friend Manisha is incredible. She was, when I knew her, a dynamic social butterfly. She interacted with people with the ease and grace of a genuine friend, even when speaking to strangers. She and I met when she tried her hand at radio broadcasting. It was my job to train Manisha to operate the board, the place where all of the volume control sliders are located. I taught her where each one was, what they controlled and when to deploy the correct one at the proper time and volume.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Humans
Movie Review: 'Songs for a Sloth' is a Sweet Comedy About Grief and a Sloth Puppet
Songs for a Sloth is a sneaky little movie. Written and directed by Bradley Hasse, the film may appear to be an otherworldly comedy about Jack McBrayer as the voice of a sloth puppet. Secretly however, Songs for a Sloth is about grief and the odd ways grief manifests following a loss. In this case, Maxwell, played by Richard Hollman, has lost his father. Richard feels obligated to follow through on a strange aspect of his father’s life that he wasn’t aware of and his grief manifests in the form of a talking sloth.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'The Serpent' is 'The Room' of Action Movies
One thing I refuse to do in this review is dismiss Gia Skova because she is a model. That’s a desperately outmoded notion that all models are idiots, it was a jealous and uninspired stereotype when it was invented and it is far too simplistic and nasty to remain in our culture. I am not going to dismiss Gia Skova just because she used to be a model. I am going to judge her solely as a filmmaker and as a filmmaker, she’s… not a good filmmaker.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Akilla's Escape'
Saul Williams is a man with presence. The musician and poet carries himself with gravitas and credibility. The presence of Saul Williams, his aura of calm and cool is the most important aspect of the new movie Akilla’s Escape. Williams plays the lead role of a drug dealer looking to escape the business. He’s not conflicted about selling drugs, nor should he be, he sells weed, that least of dangerous of plants. No, Akilla wants out because marijuana has been legalized and he sees the writing on the wall, the government is too big of a competitor for him to maintain his profit margin. So, he’s going to get out.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
