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About Chris Sawin

Chris Sawin is a Tomatometer-approved film critic who has been writing about film for over a decade. Chris has an unabashed admiration for weird and eccentric cinema, the nastiest of horror films, and particularly loves animation when it's done right. Check him out on Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critics/chris-sawin/movies

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Tatiana Maslany as Liz in Keeper directed by Osgood Perkins. Image courtesy of NEON.
November 17, 2025
Review: we delve into 'Keeper', a project born from the 2023 strike, highlighting Osgood Perkins' creativity with a Canadian cast.
Thia (Elle Fanning) and Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) team up in Predator: Badlands (2025), 20th Century Studios
November 10, 2025
Savage, badass, and brutal, Predator: Badlands is the most action-packed Predator film yet; one worth seeing in theaters.
Chainsaw Man (Kikunosuke Toya) prepares for battle in Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (2025), MAPPA/Sony Pictures Releasing
October 28, 2025
A one-of-a-kind anime film with frenetic animation and blood-soaked insanity, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is well worth your time.
The Grabber (Ethan Hawke) reveals his true face in Black Phone 2 (2025), Universal Pictures
October 20, 2025
Review: In 'Black Phone 2', Finn and Gwen must unravel dark mysteries from their past while battling their own demons.
Arnold ponders about life in Decorado (2025), Uniko Estudio Creativo
October 15, 2025
With a dark sense of humor and beautiful animation, Decorado is a reality-altering nightmare that is both enchanting and depressing.
Johnny Sequoyah as “Lucy" in Johannes Roberts' Primate (2025), Paramount Pictures
September 26, 2025
A relentlessly savage simian onslaught that tinkers with the fundamentals of horror, Primate is pure terror and animalistic bloodshed.
A coyote asserts its dominance in Coyotes (2025), Aura Entertainment
September 24, 2025
Coyote is proof that a great cast can't save the film's uninspired premise, unlikeable characters, and forced humor that often…
Deathstalker (Daniel Bernhardt) only answers to one name in Deathstalker (2025), Shout! Studios.
September 23, 2025
A blood-squelching adventure loaded with absurd humor and hideous, loveable monsters, Deathstalker is a barbarically potent masterpiece.
Tanjiro Kamado (Natsuki Hanae/Zach Aguilar) prepares for battle in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Infinity Castle. Image courtesy of ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable.
September 12, 2025
An absorbing story and vastly interesting characters make Infinity Castle one of the most action-packed, gorgeously animated films this year.
Denzel Washington as David King in Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest. Image credit David Lee. Image courtesy of A24 and Apple Original Films.
August 12, 2025
Review: Denzel Washington and Spike Lee take things from 'Highest 2 Lowest' in their new collaboration based on a Kurosawa…