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: 'Alone Together' is a Harmless Pandemic Romance
There have been a few pandemic movies but not in the sense of a thriller or expose of the incompetence that caused the pandemic. Rather, so far, filmmakers have preferred telling more human stories than going after the bigger stories that will require a more complex take. The latest small scale pandemic story comes from actor-director, Katie Holmes.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Image of Victory' is War at its Most Heartbreaking
Image of Victory is a heartbreaking war film that documents one of many dark moments in the history of the conflict between Israel and the Arab world. Set during the conflict between Israel and Egypt, immediately following the establishment of Israel and the end of World War 2, the film documents the devastating and unnecessary destruction of the Nitzanim Kibbutz, a farming community of Israeli settlers.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
'Universal Soldier' Sparks Teenage Film Critic Nostalgia
Why write about something as silly and seemingly random as Universal Soldier? It goes back to being a teenager who fell in love with the movies while on an adventure with friends. When I was 16 years old on a June day in 1992, myself and three friends decided to see a movie. We intended only to see Batman Returns, the sequel to 1989’s blockbuster Batman starring Michael Keaton. Once we saw that film however, we hatched a sneaky idea.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
How to Go from Famous to Infamous in 15 Seconds: Howie Mandel's TikTok Disaster
Who had Howie Mandel blows up his career with an anal prolapse TikTok video on their 2022 celebrity bingo card? On July 9th, in a mere 15 seconds, actor-comedian-reality show Judge, Howie Mandel went from having a respectable 40 year career in the entertainment industry to being the Anal Prolapse guy. It wasn’t even his prolapse, according to him it was a friend who suffered this rather serious medical problem. For reasons that will have his Hollywood Agent and the Public Relations team at NBC’s America’s Got Talent sweating for days, Mandel took to the TikTok app with a photo of a man’s prolapsed anus and asked if anyone knew if the condition were related to COVID-19. For the record, it is not.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Classic Movie Review: 'A Little Princess'
A Little Princess was written by Frances Hodgson Burnett in 1905 as an expansion on a series of novellas Burnett had written for St. Nicholas Magazine. The movie industry found A Little Princess for the first time in 1917 as a silent picture starring Mary Pickford in the role of Sara Crewe and Zasu Pitts as her friend Becky. Most notably, the silent A Little Princess featured a screenplay by Frances Marion, one of the first women to write for the movies.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Thor Love and Thunder' is a Mixed Bag. Top Story - July 2022.
What is it about the Guardians of the Galaxy that no director other than James Gunn can get the voice of the Guardians right? The Guardians of the Galaxy show up in the opening act of Thor Love and Thunder and they appear, for some inexplicable reason, like off brand versions of the characters we love. I had the same feeling about the Guardians of the Galaxy as they were directed by the Russo Brothers in Avengers Infinity War and Avengers Endgame, the Guardians just never sounded right.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Crimes of the Future' is Another Cronenberg Masterpiece
Crimes of the Future is yet another example of David Cronenberg’s favorite theme, bodily autonomy, the right of people to do what they want with their own bodies. In his 1975 feature, Shivers, Cronenberg examined how outside forces take bodily autonomy away from individuals by force. In Crimes of the Future, the sides are a little more even. In this strange Cronenbergian universe, the war between those who want bodily autonomy and those who want government control over how humanity is evolving has reached a boiling point.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Classic Movie Review: 'The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez'
The tragic story of The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez remains legend in Texas more than 100 years later. A simple error in translation between a sheriff and a man accused of stealing horses led to multiple deaths and the largest manhunt in Texas history at the time. Director Robert M. Young adapted the story of Gregorio Cortes with the help of star Edward James Olmos in a lovely, muted fashion that underlines how remarkable tragedy can arise simply from our inability to communicate effectively.
By Sean PatrickExclusive • 4 years ago
Movie Review: Jessica Chastain Wasted in Dreary Drama 'The Forgiven'
The Forgiven was made as a combination of the rich people ennui of The Great Gatsby and a moralist critique of the shiftless 1% wasting away on their vast fortunes while callously victimizing the disenfranchised. The film comes up short on both accounts. Written and Directed by John Michael McDonaugh, The Forgiven is sweaty, tired and unfocused outside a few genuinely emotional moments involving a grieving father and the man who killed his son.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Documentary Review: 'Accepted' is a Must See Documentary. Top Story - July 2022.
Accepted is a harrowing story, one that begins triumphantly and slowly devolves into an ambiguous sort of tragedy. Director Dan Chen endeavored to explore the incredible success that was T.M Landry College Prep in Louisiana. This factory school that sent low income kids to Ivy League schools was a viral sensation in 2017. That year, the school uploaded a series of videos showing their students reacting to getting into the college of their choice.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Education
Grief and 'Big Hero 6,' Baymax Debuts on Disney Plus . Top Story - July 2022.
On June 29th, Disney is bringing back Baymax! The hero of the 2014 animated movie, Big Hero 6, is getting his own 6 episode series and fans are excited to have Baymax back. The voice of Baymax, Scott Adsit is returning as is Ryan Potter as the voice of Baymax's best friend, Hiro. And, Maya Rudolph is reprising her role as Hiro's aunt. There is no indication that the Big Hero 6 mech team will be back, they had their own series which just ended its run last year. With Big Hero 6 returning as a series, I decided to reflect on the 2014 movie which was a surprisingly thoughtful and dramatic kids adventure with some big themes regarding death and grief.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Self-Care and 'Baywatching'
2017 was the hardest year of my life. I accepted a job that, though it paid more, it also moved me more than 90 minutes from my support system of friends and family. I was given a nearly impossible task, I had to turn around an entire business and I had to do it while also learning how to actually do the job. It’s a job from my field so I wasn’t completely unprepared but it came to involve far more than my typical skill set.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Humans
