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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

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Qian Xiao (Liu Xiaoyu) spots a merchant boat in The Girl Who Stole Time (2025), Fortissimo Films
August 12, 2025
With smoothly satisfying animation, The Girl Who Stole Time is a magical, creative, and vividly innovative time-traveling adventure.
Weapons03
August 8, 2025
Review: 'Weapons' is Zach Cregger's follow-up to his well-received 'Barbarian' and it's more accessible to a wider audience.
Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson) saves a group of hostages in The Naked Gun (2025), Paramount Pictures
August 5, 2025
There are fun and hilarious moments in The Naked Gun, but it’s a barrage of slapstick comedy with unlimited ammo…
(L-R) Terrance Lau and Phillip Ng as Long and Wai in Stuntman. Image courtesy of Entertaining Co. Limited.
August 5, 2025
With exceptionally poignant performances and a traumatic storyline, Stuntman embraces the new while honoring the legends that predate it.
Lee Sun-bin as Ju-young in Noise (2025) via 바이포엠스튜디오 BY4M STUDIO, YouTube
July 31, 2025
An auditory nightmare fueled by an uncertain, foreboding atmosphere, Noise is really good at times but slightly disappointing in execution.
(from left) Snake (Marc Maron), Wolf (Sam Rockwell), Piranha (Anthony Ramos), Shark (Craig Robinson), Tarantula (Awkwafina), and Susan (Natosha Lyonne).
July 31, 2025
A bigger, badder, and funnier than its predecessor, The Bad Guys 2 is a great animated heist comedy worthy of…
Frankelda and Herneval in the stop-motion animated film I am Frankelda. Image courtesy of Cinema Fantasma and Fantasia International Film Festival.
July 29, 2025
Though I Am Frankelda is a story worth telling, it's told in a roundabout way that would have benefited from…
Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) makes an appearance on The Ted Gilbert Show in Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), Marvel Studios
July 26, 2025
There’s a lot of promise in this version of The Fantastic Four; a worthwhile cinematic endeavor unlike its predecessors.
The Man of Steel (David Corenswet) flies into action in Superman (2025), DC Studios
July 16, 2025
James Gunn strips away the hope from Superman, focusing on his struggle to save the day — only to overcome…
July 11, 2025
The Fantasia International Film Festival typically features incredible foreign, horror, animated, and some of the best and weirdest films every…