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 Kid'
You could be forgiven for thinking that Vincent D'Onofrio's feature directorial debut, The Kid is about Billy the Kid. After all, Billy 'The Kid,' the western legend does figure prominently in the plot, and is played with fervor by Dane Dehaan, but you would be mistaken. Indeed, the kid of the title is actually a young boy who murders his abusive father and goes on the run with his older sister, fleeing from their equally violent and abusive Uncle, played by Chris Pratt.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review 'Lords of Chaos'
Rory Culkin stars in Lords of Chaos as Euronymous, the leader of the Norwegian black metal band, Mayhem. Mayhem formed in the late 80s and began to pioneer a new form of heavy metal that rejected all of the trappings of rock stardom in favor of something dark and disturbing. Picking up a new lead singer, who called himself 'Dead' (Jack Kilmer), the band became a popular live act in their home country and an underground legend for metal heads.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Criminal
Movie Review: 'Jezebel' Is a Slice of Unique Life
The audiences at SXSW are going to be very busy, but I do hope that many find the time for Jezebel, the feature length writing and directorial debut of actress and filmmaker Numa Perrier. This thoughtful examination of a very unique life near the bottom of the economic ladder is relentlessly sexy even as it plays fair with the otherwise sad lives of its characters.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review 'Devil's Path' Is a Throwback Drive in Thriller
Devil’s Path is the kind of old school, grind house, chase in the woods thriller Hollywood doesn’t know how to make anymore. A throwback to the bloody, drive in thrillers of the 1970s, Devil’s Path is a visceral and often disturbing thriller with exceptional characters and a killer pace. Actor turned first time director Matthew Montgomery directs Devil’s Path and delivers a stunner of a debut feature.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Horror
Movie Review 'Life After Flash'
I can’t lie, the documentary Life After Flash puzzled me. Until now, I was convinced that the film was a debacle. And yet, this lovely documentary appears to indicate that, in some ways, the film has been reevaluated. I have seen little evidence of this beyond this documentary, and the film remains—in my mind—a camp relic, but director Lisa Downs should be commended for the effort she puts into trying to convince us all otherwise regarding the quality of Flash.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
'Greta' What We Know Without Seeing It
What is it about? Greta tells the story of an elderly woman, by the name of Greta, who leaves her purse on the subway. The purse is recovered by a teenager named Francis McCullen who sets about returning the purse to Greta. So thankful is Greta for the return of her purse that she invites Frances to dinner and charms her with her life story and appeals to her sympathies by talking about how lonely she gets. The friendship starts well, but soon Greta’s insatiable need for attention becomes overwhelming while evidence of her seeming mental illness slowly begins to surface.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Spoiler Alert: Five Reasons the Ending Ruined 'Alita: Battle Angel'
Through the first two thirds of its run time, Alita: Battle Angel is genuinely entertaining. Newcomer Rosa Salazar has an engaging presence and she's backed up by an all-star team of Academy Award elite including Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, and Jackie Earl Haley, all under the direction of visionary auteur Robert Rodriguez.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Futurism
'Cold Pursuit': What We Know Before the Release
The Premise: Cold Pursuit stars Liam Neeson as Nelson "Nels" Coxson, a snow plow driver in a ritzy resort town in the Rocky Mountains. When his son is murdered by drug dealers, Nels goes on a roaring rampage of revenge, taking out a gang of baddies one by one building toward a boss battle with the big bad of the gang.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review 'The Drone'
The Drone is one of the silliest nonsense horror movies of recent memory. The film ranks next to movies like Zombeavers or the Korean horror movie, The Wig, which features killer hair extensions, as a movie with a dopey beyond dopey premise. The Drone features exactly what the title promises, a drone. Only this particular drone happens to have the spirit of a dead serial killer inside of it.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Horror
'Miss Bala': What We Know Before the Release
Premise When her best friend goes missing during a trip to a Mexico City nightclub, Gloria (Gina Rodriguez) goes looking for her only to find herself kidnapped and forced to become a drug mule. When she tries to escape, she becomes a pawn in a deadly game between the drug dealing kidnappers and the American government is eager to use her as an asset to take down a cartel.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review 'Drugs as Weapons Against Us'
Drugs as Weapons Against Us is one of the cheaper and lazier documentaries I have seen in quite some time. Cobbled together from several other superior documentaries, Drugs as Weapons Against Us aims to expose how the CIA has employed drugs, including LSD and other psychoactives, to attempt to destroy leftist opponents of rightwing governments; the documentary has compelling ideas, but is unappealing and cheap in the presentation of those ideas.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
