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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The Inspiring Lynn Shelton: A Look Back at Humpday and Identity
R.I.P Lynn Shelton and thank you for inspiring this essay. On the latest Everyone’s a Critic podcast we paid tribute to writer-director-auteur-iconoclast, Lynn Shelton by making her 2009 movie Humpday our classic for the week. When I first saw Humpday back in 2009 I rejected it immediately as a gimmicky bit of mumblecore nonsense. I was arrogant and brash and rejecting mumblecore was part of my critical posturing, a way of establishing myself against the rise of younger, hipper critics.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Filthy
A Father, A Son, Identity and Back to the Future 3
Back to the Future 3 places me into an odd mindset 30 years later. In its innate nostalgia for the western, Back to the Future 3 took me to a place of examining the things that my father embraced as a young man, the kinds of things I thought that I had rejected in creating a personality separate from my father. In this review/essay, Back to the Future 3 will be the vehicle with which I will examine maturity, childhood, identity and my relationship with my father, abstractly of course, I would need a therapist to tackle the subject directly.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Futurism
Movie Review Throwback: 'Fire Bird' Nicolas Cage Loves a Helicopter
If you thought silly almost parody levels of jingoistic patriotism was just a relic of 1980's action movies, you're not entirely wrong. That said, the genre of fetishistic love for American military might did linger a little ways into the 90's before we all started to fully tire of it. As evidence, here is Fire Birds, a 1990 love letter to American military might that doubles as a right wing thesis statement on how we could have won the war on drugs with super-cool, super-expensive helicopters.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
To Better Days and My Return to the Movies After COVID-19
Every day, amid the threat of the virus, I find ways to stay positive and think of the future. That's not easy for those of us with pre-existing lung conditions. I have asthma and I live with the specter of COVID-19 and the damage it does to the ability to breathe. It's terrifying, I have been on a ventilator and I know the horror of not catching your breath.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Humans
Top 5 Movies Set in Hawaii
The new Netflix comedy, The Wrong Missy, stars David Spade and Lauren Lapkus in a romantic comedy about a guy who invites the wrong woman named Missy on a corporate retreat to Hawaii. The film was shot in late 2019 on the Big Isle in Hawaii and well prior to the global pandemic which has made travel to one of the most beloved tourist spots in the world impossible for most.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
The 2000 Movie Project: 'The Big Tease' is the Most Forgotten Movie of the Year 2000
We are at the beginning of our exploration of film form in the year 2000 and it is likely too early to identify a particular trend, aside from bad movies, lots of bad movies early in this century, I’m looking at you Supernova and Next Friday. But if I were to force the discovery of a theme perhaps one that stands out is fumbling attempts at experimenting with film form. In Next Friday, that meant employing some of the most awkward fourth wall breaking voiceover I think I’ve ever experienced.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
The 2000s Movie Project: The Toxic Masculinity of Play it to the Bone
We have proof that Ron Shelton is a talented director. His Bull Durham is an unquestionable masterpiece. Bull Durham is arguably the greatest baseball movie ever made. Bull Durham is romantic, quirky, funny and dedicated deeply to the love of baseball. Bull Durham comes from a director who is assured, confident and masterfully in control of tone and style. How did that same director also make Play it to the Bone?
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Spaceship Earth' Rethinking the Legacy of the BioSphere
Wow! I can't believe I completely forgot that BioSphere was a thing. As a student of history and culture it is unthinkable that I could have forgotten about this unique and strange bit of history. As a fan of reference humor I certainly should have stowed this memory away to drawn upon it for comic reference but no, until I saw the documentary, Spaceship Earth, I had completely lost the memory of BioSphere.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
The 2000s Movie Project: 'My Dog Skip' The Shocking Secrets of a Gentle Family Dog Movie
How can I get people to read a critical review of a 2000 family drama about a dog? I’ve written about unpopular topics before, but I cannot imagine one as unpopular, forgettable and easy to ignore as My Dog Skip. This 2000 release starring a young Frankie Muniz, Kevin Bacon as his dad, and Luke Wilson as his local sports hero, has been completely lost to time. If anyone remembers My Dog Skip or if the film has a legacy it’s probably the focus on the dog and a toilet in the ad campaign.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Petlife
Movies Don't Change, You Do: An Old Review and Critical Soul Searching
Movies don’t change, you do. You learn, you grow and you perceive differently. As you become more educated and knowledgeable, you are better able to recognize your own flawed thinking. This has never been more clear to me than in digging through some of my old reviews. In my 20’s I wrote for a wonderful, upstart website called Bikkit.com. (Don’t ask about the name, we never knew what it meant or where it came from). Bikkit no longer exists.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Clementine' is Challenging and Heartfelt Human Drama
Clementine stars Otmara Marrero as Karen, a heartbroken young woman in the throes of a dramatic and recent break-up. In her grief over the end of this relationship, with a much older woman, Karen first tries to steal back her dog from her ex’s home in Los Angeles. Failing that, Karen gets in her car and drives non-stop into the Pacific Northwest. In some unnamed corner of the country, Karen’s ex has a cabin in the woods.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
The 2000's Movie Project: 'Next Friday' Film Form at the Dawn of the New Millennium
History records that Next Friday, written, produced and starring the prolific Hollywood mogul Ice Cube was the first new movie released in American cinemas in the new millennium. Next Friday arrived in theaters on Friday, January 12th of 2000. Hollywood's first statement on a new millennium of the art form that is film is a cash grab sequel of dubious, even suspect, quality.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Potent
