Chris Sawin, Author at Bounding Into Comics

The Northman Review: A Gory Viking Epic Forged In Boisterous Greatness

April 25, 2022

The Northman is director Robert Eggers third feature length film after The Witch and The Lighthouse. The film is written by Eggers and Sjón, who also co-wrote Lamb and is a frequent collaborator with Björ...

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Review: A Broken Franchise Filled With Disjointed Magic

Chris Sawin

April 18, 2022

Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is mostly a race to prevent Gellert Grindlewald (now played by Mads Mikkelsen) from gaining even more power. Dumbledore (Jude Law) recruits Newt (Eddie Redmayne), his...

Ambulance Review: Action At Its Dumbest And Gaudiest

Chris Sawin

April 11, 2022

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Ambulance is a remake of a 2005 Danish film of the same name. Michael Bay’s version of the film follows former Marine Will Sharp (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) as he struggles to find a job and support his family; his...

Uncharted Review: Staleness From Bland Beginnings

Chris Sawin

March 8, 2022

Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews

Based on the popular Naughty Dog video game franchise, Uncharted is directed by Ruben Fleischer (the Zombieland films, Venom) and written by the screenwriters that brought us Chuck, Transformers: The Last Knigh...

Moonfall Review: It’s Raining Moon

Chris Sawin

February 4, 2022

Movie Reviews, Movies

Moonfall is a $146 million sci-fi disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, Godzilla) and written by Emmerich, Harald Kloser (2012, 10000 BC), and Spenser Cohen (Extinction, The Expendables 4...

The King’s Man Review: A Stifling War Of Handlebar Mustaches

Chris Sawin

December 31, 2021

Movie Reviews, Movies

Taking place in 1902 and 1914, The King’s Man plants the seeds of the, “finest tailor shop in the world,” turned spy organization audiences came to love in The Secret Service and The Golden Circle. The Kingsman...

Spider-Man: No Way Home Review – Riding the Nostalgia Train

Chris Sawin

December 18, 2021

Movie Reviews, Movies

Spider-Man: No Way Home picks up immediately after the events of Spider-Man: Far From Home. Quentin Beck (Jake Gyllenhaal) has revealed to the world through J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons) that Peter Parker (To...

Nightmare Alley Review: A Murky Noir That Tinkers With Greatness

Chris Sawin

December 13, 2021

Movie Reviews, Movies

Nightmare Alley is a bit of a departure from co-writer and director Guillermo del Toro since the Mexican filmmaker typically sticks to the horror or supernatural genres. Nightmare Alley is a different adaptatio...

Eternals Review: Bland, Bloated, and Overbearing

Chris Sawin

November 16, 2021

Movie Reviews, Movies

7,000 years ago, Arishem, a member of the cosmic God-like beings known as The Celestials, created the Eternals, human-like beings who never age, are immortal, and have superhuman abilities, to protect humanity ...

Antlers Review: Bleak, Scary Horror Done Right

Chris Sawin

November 14, 2021

Movie Reviews, Movies

Antlers is a horror that, like many films, was pushed from its original release date thanks to COVID, moving from its initial date of April 17, 2020 to February 19, 2021 before eventually being rescheduled one ...

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