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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April 18, 2023
Renfield is like the junk food version of a horror comedy. It has all the right ingredients for something that…
Suzume Iwato (Nanoka Hara) passes by Sota Munakata (Hokuto Masamura) in Suzume (2022), Toho Co. Ltd.
April 18, 2023
With a compelling story, and jaw-dropping animation, 'Suzume' is a contender for Makoto Shinkai’s most thrilling and enjoyable film to…
Byron Brown as Sam in Shudder's Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge.
April 12, 2023
'Scare Package II' brings back some familiar faces whilst simultaneously taking its meta humor up to eleven.
Luo Zhilong (Jackie Chan) and his horse Red Hare in Well Go USA's Ride On.
April 11, 2023
'Ride On' is the best Jackie Chan film to come along in at least six years and easily the most…
April 6, 2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is like Fruit Stripe Gum. It’s super colorful and eyecatching, but it seems to instantly…
John Wick (Keanu Reeves) meets with Marquis Vincent de Gramont (Bill Skarsgård) in John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), Lionsgate Films
March 29, 2023
The story of 'John Wick: Chapter 4' The story may be basic, but who cares with action and stunt choreography…
Nemo (Willem Dafoe) eats dinner in Inside (2023), Focus Features
March 24, 2023
Though Willem Dafoe is as outstanding as ever in the film's lead role, 'Inside' is ultimately a bittersweet affair.
Cocaine Bear, directed by Elizabeth Banks. © 2023 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
February 27, 2023
Cocaine Bear is mindless entertainment in its purest and most uncut form. It is a film that is so dumb,…
February 23, 2023
Nocebo has some clever explanations for things and a handful of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it dark fantasy sequences, it is mostly a mediocre…
February 7, 2023
The Amazing Maurice has animation that may not be appealing to Pixar or Dreamworks enthusiasts. It's an animated film with…