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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Animalia Paradoxa
July 24, 2024
Animalia Paradoxa, the third effort from director Niles Atallah, is a wild journey through a nightmare-fueled dystopia.
The Old Man and the Demon Sword Review
July 23, 2024
Bounding Into Comics' The Old Man and the Demon Sword Review covers the actors and studio involved in the indie…
July 16, 2024
'MaXXXine' feels rushed, has fewer kills than the previous two films, and takes a serious step down as far as…
despicable me 4 review
July 2, 2024
'Despicable Me 4' is a formulaically exhausting sequel that relentlessly milks what little charm the franchise still has left.
a quiet place: day one review
July 2, 2024
A Quiet Place: Day One is full of action and claustrophobic scenes, and is helped along by great acting performances.
Tom Hardy stars as Johhny and Austin Butler as Benny in The Bikeriders (2024), Focus Features
June 28, 2024
Walloing in grime and sleaze and filth, not to mention solid writing and talented actors, The Bikeriders is just good…
Lyndsay Marshal as Nicky in Jed Hart's dramatic thriller Restless.
June 18, 2024
Restless is a film loaded with tension and anxiety that will make you incapable of breathing a sigh of relief…
Joy (Amy Poehler) and Disgust (Liza Lapira) frantically deal with a simple question in Inside Out 2, (2024), Disney
June 17, 2024
Recycling three-quarters of the original film, Inside Out 2 is a harmless yet absolutely unnecessary sequel.
Steve Buscemi as Kollmick in Tolga Karaçelik's dark comedy The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer (2024), Cinegryphon Entertainment
June 17, 2024
A dark comedy with a story that has some moments of brilliance, "The Shallow Tale of a Writer" ultimately stumbles…
The official promotional image for Julian Glander's Boys Go to Jupiter.
June 14, 2024
Chaotic storytelling and an outlandishly deadpan cast of characters may make or break your enjoyment of Boys Go to Jupiter.