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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

'Babylon' Review - Requiem For The Silver Screen
December 15, 2022
A fecal, anal honking, and vomit-infused tale revolving around orgy-driven slaphappiness and punchdrunk intoxication as the silent movie era disjointedly…
Guillermo Del Toro's 'Pinocchio' Review - Familiar Fantasy Branches Into Wondrous Stop-Motion And
December 12, 2022
Guillermo del Toro has crafted a darker yet equally more emotional version of Pinocchio. It is exquisitely and intricately animated…
'Christmas Bloody Christmas' Review - The Magic Of Christmas Is Santa's Ho-Ho-Homicide
December 9, 2022
Christmas Bloody Christmas should not be missed if you’re looking for a new Christmas horror film that is essentially a…
'Violent Night' Review - Santa Delivers An Ooey Gooey Squelchy Head Squashing
December 9, 2022
Violent Night overcomes its weak script and familiar concept with enough ooey gooey squelchy violence to appease bloodthirsty horror fans…
The Clade family journeys through Strange World (2022), Walt Disney Animation Studios
December 2, 2022
Visually wondrous but spectacularly dull, Strange World has the entertainment value of a wet yet adventurous sponge.
'Hellraiser' (2022) Review - Taste the Pleasure of a Decent Remake
October 7, 2022
'Hellraiser' isn’t as good as the original film or its first sequel, but Hulu's reboot is easily the best franchise…
'Blonde' Review - A Shattered Humpty Dumpty Violated by Success
October 7, 2022
While Netflix's fictional Marilyn Monroe biopic 'Blonde' is an adult film, it absolutely shouldn't be written off as sex-crazed trash.
Fantastic Fest 2022: 'Smoking Causes Coughing' Review
October 1, 2022
Quentin Dupieux's 'Smoking Causes Coughing' is bloody, absurd, and sports a Super Sentai influence in all the best ways.
Fantastic Fest 2022: 'Kids vs. Aliens' Review
October 1, 2022
'Kids vs. Aliens' is a bloody and unbelievably creative 75-minute free-for-all that balances its monsters with a coming of age…
Fantastic Fest 2022: 'Shin Ultraman' Review
September 30, 2022
Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi's 'Shin Ultraman' is a love letter to the classic tokusatsu hero's original 1966 series.