Patrick Phillips

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ABOUT Patrick Phillips

Patrick Phillips is a contributing writer for geekinsider.com, Looper.com, and SlashGear. He drinks more coffee than he should, has seen more movies than you, and probably has very specific feelings about your favorite band.

  • The iTunes 99 Cent Movie Rental Of The Week: ‘The Duff’

    Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard earned dollar. This week, Mae Whitman’s humdrum high school existence is turned upside down with the discovery that she’s…

  • The (Other) iTunes 99 Cent Movie Rental Of The Week: ‘Creep’

    Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard earned dollar. This week, iTunes takes you on a trip through space and time in Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic,…

  • The iTunes 99 Cent Movie Rental Of The Week: ‘Still Alice’

    Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard earned dollar. Oof. That one hurt, iTunes. This week Julianne Moore takes us through the swelling abyss of Alzheimer’s…

  • The iTunes 99 Cent Movie Rental Of The Week: ‘Every Secret Thing’

    Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard earned dollar. Oh, iTunes…how could you? This week, Elizabeth Banks and Dakota Fanning glower their way through the laughable…

  • The iTunes 99 Cent Movie Rental Of The Week: ‘Selma’

    Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99.  I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard earned dollar. This week, iTunes turns our attention to a key moment in America’s history with Ava DuVernay’s soul-stirring…

  • The iTunes 99 Cent Movie Rental Of The Week: ‘Laggies’

    Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you if that film is worth your hard earned dollar. This week iTunes looks to score some of that market-crucial “indie cred” with Laggies, Lynne Shelton‘s heartfelt ode…

  • The iTunes 99 Cent Movie Rental Of The Week: The Imitation Game

    Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard earned dollar. This week, iTunes brings us Morten Tyldum’s espionage thriller, The Imitation Game, based on the true story…

  • 7 Essential Filmmaking Apps to Make Some Movie Magic Happen

    Alright filmmakers, you’ve finally got your script where you want it. Now all you have to do is sell your soul and make your movie. Really…it may come to that. While your soul (and what you do with it) is entirely in your hands, there are now plenty of easily accessible apps that can help…

  • Cinema Loses Legendary Composer James Horner

    Hollywood lost one of the greats last week when a tragic plane crash in Santa Barbara, CA took the life of legendary Film Composer James Horner. The two time Academy Award Winner and seven time nominee scored some of the greatest films of all-time including: Star Trek II (1982), Aliens (1986), Field of Dreams (1989), Braveheart (1995), Titanic (1996) and…

  • The iTunes 99 Cent Movie Rental Of The Week: ‘Pride’

    Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard earned dollar. A stroke of blind luck (and a little vacation) mercifully spared me a viewing of Annie (2014) last…

  • The iTunes 99 Cent Movie Rental Of The Week: ‘Wild Card’

    Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99.  I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard earned dollar. This week we find Jason Statham scowling his way through Wild Card, yet another entry into the…

  • Make-Up Effects Legend Rick Baker Announces Retirement

    Another one bites the dust. Lack of work and the rise of CGI forces seven-time Oscar winner Rick Baker into early retirement. Thanks for nothing CGI. The Man Before CGI, there was Rick Baker. Star Wars (1977), An American Werewolf In London (1981), Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983), Videodrome (1983), Harry and the Hendersons (1987), Ed Wood (1994), Men In Black (1997), The…