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: The Original 'I Spit on Your Grave' Is Still Terrible
In the early 2000s, it became briefly hip amongst film cultists to defend Meir Zarchi's 1978 exploitation flick, I Spit on Your Grave. Cult film critic, Joe Bob Briggs, is on the record calling the film a "masterpiece of cinema.” So many stepped forward to defend the film, that it earned a special edition dvd release from Elite Entertainment to celebrate the film’s 25 year anniversary back in 2003. The dvd came complete with THX sound, tv spots, critic reviews, and two commentary tracks—one by the film’s director Meir Zarchi and the other by the aforementioned Joe Bob Briggs.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Horror
Movie Review: 'Timecode'
I began writing about movies in the year 2000. For reasons that I cannot begin to fathom, the first movie I ever wrote about—for a long since discarded and forgotten blog—was Mike Figgis's bizarre, experimental failure, Timecode. Released in August of 2000, Timecode stars an ensemble cast that included Danny Huston, Salma Hayek, Holly Hunter, and Saffron Burrows in disparate stories told via what looks like several different security cameras.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: Painfully Earnest 'After' Is Hard to Watch
After is a painfully earnest romantic teen drama starring a pair of starry eyed millennials, one a naive bumpkin at a big city college for the first time and the other a mopey, emo bad boy. If you’re wondering if this story has been recycled from a piece of fan fiction you’re really on to something. After is actually based on a recycled bit of One Direction fan fiction that was picked up and turned into a novel.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Favorite Film From Every Year You Were Born Meme Fires Up Love of Movies
There is a new meme that is delighting movie lovers everywhere and inspiring a loving and nostalgic look back at a life at the movies. What is your favorite movie from every year of your life? From the year you were born through the last complete year of your life. For me, that is 42 years of movies to choose from.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Daddy Issues' Is My Favorite Movie of 2019 So Far
Daddy Issues is my favorite movie of 2019 thus far. This indie romance came out of absolutely nowhere, and absolutely floored me with its effortless artistry, and original storytelling. Director Amara Cash is an absolute revelation whose work here is that of a veteran filmmaker even as it is her first feature length film. In Daddy Issues, Cash does what truly exceptional directors do, she pays attention to every single detail. From cinematography to soundtrack to costume to her incredible cast, Cash exerts a control that many mainstream directors of multiple feature films could stand to learn from.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Black Site' Is a Fun Sci-Fi Throwback
I have no idea how long the company Dread Central has been distributing movies, but in the couple of opportunities I have had to see Dread Central movies, thus far, I have been really impressed with their output. Book of Monsters is one of my favorite movies of 2019, thus far, and now the new movie Black Site is out and, though it is not quite as exciting as Book of Monsters, this is one terrific modern sci-fi adventure.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Instant Dreams' Mourning the Polaroid in the Digital Now
After a two-year period wandering in the woods, lacking distribution, the odd yet engaging documentary Instant Dreams, from director Willem Baptist has finally found release. The strangely winding tale of the death of the Polaroid camera and the attempts to preserve something of the legacy created by famed Polaroid pioneer Edwin H. Land, Instant Dreams is an experimental and highly compelling doc.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Berserk,' a Solid Debut for Director-Writer-Star Rhys Wakefield
Berserk stars its very own writer, director, and actor, Rhys Wakefield as Evan. Evan is a wannabe movie star actor, director, and writer, though he has done very few of those things during his relatively short Hollywood career. As we meet Evan, he is in the midst of being fired by his agent. He manages to retain his representation with a promise that he will get his best friend, Raffy (Nick Cannon) to star in his movie, and the two of them will finish the script in one night.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'The Beach Bum' Movie as Failed Meme
The Beach Bum is a movie that eluded me. I can’t pin down the point of the movie, or the central character, Moondog, played by Matthew McConaughey. I have had a few people tell me what they believe the point of Director Harmony Korine’s meandering, yet calculated, attempt to create Jeffrey Lebowski for the modern era, but I didn’t find anything in the movie that provided any sense of direction. And combining that feeling with not finding the film entertaining, I was left entirely cold by The Beach Bum.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Screwball' Is Documentarian Billy Corben at his Most Entertaining
That Screwball is a true story almost boggles the mind. The publicity machine behind the movie compares it to a real life version of a Coen Brothers story, and that could not be more accurate. Bizarre real life characters, consequential violence, corruption, and pathetic comedy, Screwball has all of the elements that drive stories such as Raising Arizona or even more esoteric fair such as A Serious Man.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Unbalanced
It's Time to Kill "The Mandela Effect"
So, it turns out, the Mandela Effect, is not a real thing. In this article, I will examine the various ways that the Mandela Effect is either A) a massive troll job or B) that it is simply a made up construct intended to garner a few clicks on YouTube. Either way, however you come down on this discussion—trolling or simple effrontery—you will hopefully come away knowing full well that the charlatans who continue to push this falsity are working from a made up construct.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Futurism
Movie Review: 'Porno'
Porno is a mixed bag of horror and comedy. Porno is a horror comedy that involves a small town movie theater that is cursed by a sex demon, though owned by a religious fanatic. One night, after the owner has gone home, and the teenage staff is going to watch a movie, when a crazed homeless man bursts into the building and runs through a wall.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Horror
