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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'Roma' Is Now the Oscar Favorite
Has Roma become the Academy Award favorite? After receiving 10 Academy Award nominations, including at least one surprise nomination, Roma heads toward the Academy Awards presentation in February as the presumptive favorite to take home Best Picture. Yes, Alfonso Cuaron’s true from his life story still has obstacles to overcome, but if you’re betting the favorite for this year’s awards, well… The Favourite may not be the actual favorite.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review 'Dry Blood'
Dry Blood stars Clint Carney as Brian Barnes, a drug addict desperately hoping to get clean. After waking up in his car in some lonely Los Angeles alley, with no idea what he did in the preceding days, Brian decides he wants to quit. So, Brian calls a friend to be his sponsor and join him as he dries out a cabin he owns on a remote, California mountainside.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Horror
Predicting the Critics Choice Awards
The ageless Taye Diggs hosts the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night. The awards show, for which I am one of the voters, awards the best in film and television. It's the 24th Annual Critics Choice Awards and it is as unpredictable as ever with the Broadcast Film Critics bucking the recent trend toward Green Book and Vice by making The Favorite with the most nominations.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
The Tortured Release Tale of 'The Upside' Starring Kevin Hart
The Upside starring Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston opens nationwide this weekend, and there is much that we know thus far about this film. Not the least of which is the ongoing controversy surrounding Kevin Hart and his unceremonious (literally) departure from hosting the Academy Awards. When Hart was announced as the host last year, Twitter users began reposting homophobic tweets that the actor and comedian had posted years earlier.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
The Visual Language of 'A Star Is Born'. Top Story - December 2018.
Bradley Cooper is the surprise of the season with his remarkable direction of A Star Is Born. The challenge he set for himself on his first time out behind the camera was daunting to say the least. Not only is Cooper directing himself in the lead role, he’s directing a non-actress, Lady Gaga, in the other lead role. He also had massive logistics to tend to with crowds, music, and stadiums where conditions—we can easily imagine—that were not always conducive to a director desperately trying to capture a needed moment.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Classic Movie Review 'Lord of the Rings: Return of the King'
The ‘Undisputed Classic’ on the December 16th episode of the Everyone’s a Critic Movie Review Podcast is our final leg in the Lord of the Rings franchise, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. I could not be happier for this to be over. I wasn’t a big fan of bringing the Rings trilogy to the show and having watched all three for the second time in my life, I am elated to leave them in the past. Don’t misunderstand, I appreciate the achievement and the artistry but I just don’t care about this fantasy universe or its soporific inhabitants.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: '24 Hour Party People'
As I rebuild my DVD collection, I am finding some unique and terrific movies on the back shelves of Goodwill stores and library surplus sales. Here's a review of my latest find, 2002's Michael Winterbottom flick, 24 Hour Party People.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review '13 Conversations About One Thing' 2001
Don't you hate it when someone tells a joke and you’re the only one who doesn't get it? That is how I feel about the movie 13 Conversations About One Thing. After reading a large amount of positive reviews I'm left wondering what did it was I not see. The film from Jill and Karen Sprecher, the lovely minds behind 1997's Clockwatchers, tells the interlocking stories of a group of dour New Yorkers beset by strange fates.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
2019's First Movie Release 'Eli' Is Inspiring Fans
With 2019 right around the corner, I thought I would get a jump on researching and preparing for the first new movies of the new year. January is not traditionally a time when we see many quality movies. Most of the time, we are seeing the dregs of the Hollywood studios, the films that have languished on shelves for months and years at a time or movies that the studios know cannot compete in the more crowded portions of the year.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review '22 July'
Director Paul Greengrass is one of the most active and visceral directors of this or any era. Though his films are rarely box office successes, his style feels more alive and vigorous than any ten blockbusters on the market. His latest film, 22 July, made for Netflix, is yet another true life, documentary style, take on the ongoing war on terror. This time Greengrass takes us inside Norway’s worst nightmare with a similarly ultra-realistic approach that he brought to 9/11 in United 93 and Iraq in Green Zone.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Top 5 Demonic Possession Movies
The demonic possession movie remains an undying fascination for filmmakers and fans alike. People love speculating about life after death, heaven and hell and especially the powers of demons. Hollywood has been mining this fertile horror ground for years with the most famous examples coming in the late 60s and early 70s.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Horror
Movie Review: 'Cold War'
Can a film succeed solely on a strong ending? For me, the answer is a clear yes. Based off of my love for the ending of Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War, I can say that, for me, a good ending is enough for me to recommend a movie. Now, there are other elements that might recommend Cold War, the film is shot in gorgeous black and white and features a haunting series of musical performances but I can’t say I was completely invested in the movie until the ending stunned me with its harsh beauty.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
