Sean Patrick
Bio
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.
Stories (1703/0)
Visual Storytelling: Revealing Your Character Without Dialogue
Open your mind a moment. I want you to picture a man, just an average dude. For the sake of the point that I am hoping to illustrate, this random dude, his name is Steve, is the main character of our story. Steve is a blank slate on which we will impose the story we are telling. We get to determine who Steve is. With every choice we make, every detail that we add, Steve becomes more alive in our story. And when I say detail, I mean everything. From the length of Steve’s hair to his eye color, we control everything.
By Sean Patrick9 days ago in Writers
My Brother the Philosopher
Trying out a little journaling and I was reminded of a childhood memory, one of those formative memories. This is a memory of my brother and how he shaped the way I think and see the world via his elevated form of bullying. Actual philosophers, please forgive me, this is a recollection from childhood of concepts that are, I am sure, I am misremembering or misinterpreting. It will become very clear that I have not personally studied or catalogued actual philosophy.
By Sean Patrick13 days ago in Families
- Top Story - May 2024
My IF: Recalling My Own Imaginary Friend
I was going to put this personal anecdote in my review of the new movie IF starring Ryan Reynolds and John Krasinski but, some people seem to think that personal anecdotes in movie reviews are 'everything that is wrong with film criticism.' I'm being facetious, that's a terrible take, and I put many personal anecdotes in movie reviews and there is nothing wrong with doing that whatsoever.
By Sean Patrick18 days ago in Psyche