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.
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Movie Review: 'True History of the Kelly Gang' Isn't About the Kelly Gang
For a movie called True History of The Kelly Gang, the focus isn't much about famed Aussie outlaw Ned Kelly. Assassin's Creed director Justin Kurzel follows up that big budget flop by returning to his roots in Australia. Unfortunately, as his direction of the videogame adaptation went awry, so does his take on the famous Aussie bush ranger.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'The Sound of the Wind' Paranoid Delusion or Violent Thriller?
The Sound of the Wind is a powerful exploration of mental illness even as it is a tad muddled. Written and directed by Jared Douglas, The Sound of the Wind explores the mind of a man named Lucio who may or may not be hallucinating or suffering from delusions after having taken possession of a bag of stolen money. Is Lucio being followed or is any of what is happening to him really happening?
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Song Review: 'Bigger Love' is the Song We Need Right now
After experiencing Drake’s nihilistic capitalism on Toosie Slide and the soullessness Doja Cat’s Say So, John Legend’s Bigger Love is the perfect palette cleanser. Bigger Love is a breath of fresh pop air after gagging on the most recent entries in my music review career. Bigger Love sounds modern in ways so many other pop stars have rejected lately. Legend fuses afro-beats, reggae and R & B in a tasty pop gumbo.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Beat
Song Review: 'Say so' By Doja Cat is the Worst Song of the Year
Why do I hate this so much? That’s what this review will attempt to uncover. What is it that makes me utterly loathe Doja Cat’s Say So? Even when I reviewed Toosie Slide by Drake I didn’t actively wretch while listening to it. That’s just a bad song. Say So transcends being merely bad into a realm of awful that I am not sure I have experienced before. The lyrics are incomprehensible, the beat turns disco into a death march and that rap break! My God, that rap break. The horror… The horror.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Beat
Song Review: 'Toosie Slide'Why Do People Like Drake?
Drake is truly a phenomenon that remains a mystery to me. I’ve attempted reviews of Drake before and they’ve all degenerated into a confused string of expletives as Drake’s appeal continued to elude me. Now that he has the number one song in America once again I have to try again to crack the code of Drake. Oh, this is a challenge. Toosie Slide is yet another baffling bit of nonsense in which Drake sleepily name drops fashions and Michael Jackson.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Beat
Classic Movie Review: 'Eurotrip' The Comedy Everyone was Supposed to Forget
Waking up in the month of April 2020 amid a quarantine and the fear and uncertainty of the world, it was odd to open Twitter and see ‘Scotty Doesn’t Know’ was the top trend on one of the biggest social media platforms in the world. As a closet fan of Eurotrip, I recognized the phrase right away as that film’s running musical gag. I had assumed however, that the rest of the world had forgotten about this remarkably minor early 2000’s comedy. And yet, there it was.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review:'The Death of Dick Long' Surprisingly Human Dark Comedy
The Death of Dick Long was not what I was expecting it to be. Based off of the film’s trailer, I assumed The Death of Dick Long was going to be a dark comedy about hillbillies covering up their buddies death. That is part of the story, for sure, but what I didn’t expect was the level of humanity and drama in The Death of Dick Long. Instead of portraying well known redneck tropes, The Death of Dick Long gives these characters depth and dimension.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Music Review: Kelly Clarkson 'I Dare You'
Sincerity in pop music is tricky. In the wrong hands, sincerity becomes saccharine, cloying or manipulative. It takes a well established and beloved artist to offer something heartfelt and intended for uplift. Kelly Clarkson, in my opinion, is one of the few modern pop stars capable of pulling off sincere. Kelly has cultivated a persona that is genuine, trusted, occasionally divisive but always appearing authentic.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Beat
TV Review: 'Making the Cut' Episode 8 Brand Evolution
I am among the last people that anyone would ask about fashion. My wardrobe contains only one tie and it has a zipper in it. So, why am I reviewing the fashion reality series Making the Cut? In all honesty, Amazon sent me a screener and I had nothing better to do. I am a professional film critic by trade and there are currently no theatrical films. I have a lot of time on my hands and the desire to write and be read.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Classic Movie Review: 'From Hell' Starring Johnny Depp
For over 100 years the mystery of Jack the Ripper has fascinated millions. How could a man brutally murder 5 women and get away with it? Was it a lone psychopath, or a conspiracy among many men? The Hughes Brothers’ 2002 film, From Hell, offers its own controversial theory. And a very entertaining theory it is, even if it's not entirely historically factual.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Criminal
Movie Review: 'Just Mercy' Sturdy Moving Real Life Court Drama
Destin Daniel Cretton is a filmmaker of subtlety and style. His Short Term 12 is a low key masterpiece about the issue of adoption, abuse and what happens to older kids lost in a system out of their control. Cretton followed that up with bold box office failure of The Glass Castle, a quite good drama that was unfortunately too drab in its approach to material people absolutely adored in Jeannette Walls’ wonderfully confessional life story.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Criminal
Song Review: 'Circles' by Post Malone is Pop Perfection
I would not say I qualify as a fan of Post Malone. I haven’t heard much of his music, despite his ubiquity, and I haven’t given much thought to what I have heard. Premise established, I love Circles. I adore this song. Yes, Circles is a very, very simple song. Yes, there isn’t anything groundbreaking in lyric or sound. I cannot stop listening to Circles. The tight bass line, the feathery light guitar and organ. I love it.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Beat