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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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.
February 12, 2021
Rose Glass’ Saint Maud delivers a psychologically satisfying and creepy cinematic experience centered on religion and death.
February 4, 2021
Does Earwig and the Witch, Studio Ghibli’s first foray into CGI film making, capture the studio’s signature magic?
January 27, 2021
From Steven Kostanski, writer and director of Manborg, The Void, and the incredible 5-minute short Bio-Cop, Psycho Goreman (also known as PG: Psycho Goreman) is this joyous blend of absurdly bloody horror, awesome makeup effects, and laugh out loud humor.
December 21, 2020
Soul is Pixar’s latest film, but are the jazz-fueled afterlife escapades of Joe Gardener worth the price of Disney Plus admission?
November 13, 2020
Freaky, created by Happy Death Day’s Christopher Landon and starring Vince Vaughn, presents a horror-themed spin on the Freaky Friday story
October 29, 2020
Come Play is the toothless wild animal of this year’s horror films. It may be able to lurk around in the dark and reach out in an effort to scare off its prey, but deep down it’s a shadow of its former self.
October 24, 2020
Despite a young girl disappearing and a main character having cancer, Synchronic has no emotional value whatsoever.