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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Bill Skarsgård in Boy Kills World courtesy of Roadside Attractions.
April 26, 2024
Repetitiveness, whooshing action, and juvenile comedy that doesn’t work, Boy Kills World is a punch-drunk lobotomy to the action genre.
April 24, 2024
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person borrows from other films in the genre without ever managing to reach their heights.
Abigail-swan lake in a guilded cage
April 23, 2024
Review: A secret Universal vampire movie, Abigail tries to be a comedy but overplays its hand and falls flat at being funny.
Nicolas Cage as Paul in Arcadian (2024),RLJE Films
April 15, 2024
With some wonky camera work, fascinating creature designs, and a few surprises in its writing, Arcadian is a decent action horror film.
Kirsten Dunst as Lee Smith, Wagner Moura as Joel, Stephen McKinley Henderson as Sammy, and Nelson Lee as Tony in Civil War, (2024), A24
April 15, 2024
A realistically terrifying and haunting story, the scariest aspect of Civil War is that it feels like it isn’t far off from happening.
Nell Tiger Free as Margaret in 20th Century Studios' THE FIRST OMEN. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2024 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
April 10, 2024
A sinfully crafted and stupendously acted horror surprise, The First Omen embraces the best tendencies of The Omen and expands on it.
Dev Patel dons the monkey mask as Kid in Monkey Man (2024), Bron Studios
April 8, 2024
Loaded with brutal, animalistic, bloody carnage, Monkey Man delivers on the action and is a solid debut for Dev Patel as a director.
April 2, 2024
While it could’ve benefitted from more efficient pacing, Exhuma is worth a watch for the cast’s strong performances and its cinematography.
April 2, 2024
A knockout thriller with some killer performances, Femme is a nightmarishly tense and overwhelmingly thought-provoking film.
The titular duo establish their superiority in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024), Legendary
April 2, 2024
Do the Titans in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire take a giant step into kaiju history without stumbling? Check our review.