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: 'To All the Boys: Always and Forever'
I must admit my complete ignorance of Netflix’s To All the Boys film series. Until the pandemic began, I didn’t do much Netflix and chill, I was busy at the movie theater. I would take time to check out Netflix when they did something big and splashy like The Irishman, but, for the most part, I ignored the rest of the streaming channel’s output, especially their many, MANY, young adult products which are so numerous as to have completely run together into a blob of high schools and hormones.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Minari'
The American dream is for everyone. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, the American dream, prosperity, independence, freedom, are available to everyone. Some people place hurdles in front of the dream based on their prejudice, petty hatreds, and ignorance. But those hurdles can take nothing away from the true American dream and those who fight to achieve it. A good example of that is the new movie Minari.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Families
Movie Review: 'X' Camp Erotic Thriller Subverts Expectations
X is a movie that is difficult to describe. It’s not a pornographic movie but it is a very sexual movie. It’s not a thriller but it’s not a straight drama either. It’s a very modern movie with a strong eye toward the pansexuality of modern, big city youth culture. It also has elements of social media satire, and a wildly strange conclusion that has stuck with me in the several days since I watched the movie.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Filthy
Movie Review: 'French Exit'
If you’re curious about the title, French Exit, specifically what is a ‘French Exit,' the Wiktionary defines a French Exit as “A hasty exit without farewells to anybody.” It is, indeed, an apt title for the new comedy from director Azazel Jacobs, the writer-director of the lovely romantic comedy of manners, The Lovers. In French Exit, Jacobs re-teams with his The Lovers’ star Tracy Letts who portrays the voice of a cat.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Judas and the Black Messiah'
In January of 1990, a documentary called Eyes on the Prize 2 was aired on PBS. The documentary contained the one and only interview ever conducted with former FBI informant Ron O’Neal. The documentary aired on the night of Martin Luther King Jr Day and that night, after the documentary aired, Ron O’Neal committed suicide by walking into oncoming traffic. Seemingly, O’Neal could no longer live with what he’d done as an FBI informant in the late 1960’s.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Documentary Review 'More than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story'
What do you know about Pat Morita? You likely know that he was Mr Miyagi in The Karate Kid. If you’re older you may remember Morita as Arnold, the proprietor of the restaurant hang out for the Happy Days gang. But did you know that Pat Morita found his first success as a stand up comic? I sure didn’t and the problematic aspects of his fame in the 1960s and 1970s is a cringe inducing trip into the American history of racism.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review 'Malcolm & Marie'
I have nothing but love and respect for my critical brethren. It takes a great deal of fortitude to endure the slings and arrows of being a professional film critic. Filmmakers often don’t care for our profession and consider us outsiders, ignorant of their effort and art form. Many movie fans hate us and openly tell us that they seek out movies we don’t like on the assumption that they will like it because we don’t.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Humans
Documentary Review: 'ESPN 30 for 30: Al Davis vs the NFL' . Top Story - February 2021.
ESPN 30 for 30 has become a haven for documentary filmmakers eager to find unique ways to tell familiar stories. The documentary format can tend to be a very homogenous artform, always very similar and familiar in structure and presentation. Thus a series such as 30 for 30 can feel a little rote after a while. To change that, documentary filmmakers need to get creative and find little ways to set themselves apart from the rest.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Unbalanced
Movie Review: 'Earwig and the Witch' Not Your Father's Studio Ghibli Movie
Earwig and the Witch is a significant change of pace for the well known animation brand of Studio Ghibli. After decades of being defined by the grace and style of founder, Hiyao Miyazaki, the master’s retirement means new voices in the lead. One of those new voices is none other than the master’s own son, Goro Miyazaki. In his third directorial feature, Earwig and the Witch, Goro Miyazaki is among the first of Studio Ghibli’s stable to chart a new course for the company.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Little Fish' Combines Dystopia and Romance
Imagine a couple, a very happy couple. Imagine two people who simply belong together, the world just seems right when they are together. Now imagine if those two people completely forgot each other. Suddenly, the beauty and excitement of seeing two incredible people madly in love turns into something dark and gray. The joy that love brings is replaced by a harsh sadness and an almost oppressive emptiness.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Classic Movie Review: 'Coming to America'
The new trailer for Coming to America 2 dropped on February 3rd. The film marks another attempt by Eddie Murphy to tap his past to profit his future. Released on June 29th, 1988, the original Coming to America was the latest in a string of blockbusters for the former Saturday Night Live comic turned superstar and also the beginning of the end of his run of unmatched 80’s hits. Murphy was, at the time of the release of Coming to America, perhaps the most famous and popular actor in Hollywood.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Documentary Review: 'Balloon Man'
I have to preface this review by saying that I appreciate that Bill Costen is a good man. He is a kind and thoughtful gentleman as demonstrated in the documentary Balloon Man. The documentary takes you into the life of Bill Costen, a black man who made his life all about flying hot air balloons. That’s quirky and interesting but is it really enough to justify a feature length documentary? Eh….
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
