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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September 20, 2021
Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a frustrating experience if you’re a fan of Chinese cinema.
August 17, 2021
While the Ryan Reynolds-led, video game-inspired Free Guy has an amazing concept, its execution is extremely underwhelming.
July 5, 2021
A horror-comedy ‘whodunit’ based on Ubisoft’s game of the same name, the potential of Werewolves Within is far greater than what we received.
July 5, 2021
A half-hearted message on immigration and a lack of creativity leave The Forever Purge as one of the more lackluster entries in the franchise.
June 6, 2021
A Quiet Place II is an exceptionally entertaining sequel with quality performances and a primary focus on monster mayhem.
May 30, 2021
With its sloppy storytelling and overall decimation of the protagonist’s maliciousness, Cruella is a shaggy, unkempt dog of a film.
April 30, 2021
Netflix’s The Mitchells vs. The Machines is an animated love letter to being different, set against a world-ending AI uprising.
March 25, 2021
Nobody is an action thriller that proves Bob Odenkirk is the obscenity-spewing, balls of steel action star we never knew we needed.
March 18, 2021
Zack Snyder’s version of Justice League feels like too much of a good thing. He has creative control here, but its execution is this fan devoted emptiness with no real destination in mind. The superhero film is a slow three hour slog to its final fourth hour where all of its best and most entertaining action sequences lie.
March 6, 2021
Disney’s latest film, Raya and the Last Dragon, is rich in tradition and intriguing folklore, but mediocre in its execution.