Chris Sawin, Author at Bounding Into Comics

Possessor Review: A Worm in the Brain

October 2, 2020

Possessor is writer and director Brandon Cronenberg’s follow-up to the equally mesmerizing and disturbing sci-fi horror film Antiviral. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahn56QWkD0Y Tasya Voz (Andrea Risebo...

Kajillionaire Review: A Gawky Pilgrimage to Self-Identity

Chris Sawin

September 30, 2020

Movie Reviews, Movies

A family of con artists is barely making ends meet in writer and director Miranda July’s comedy crime drama Kajillionaire. https://youtu.be/xiMPCevu8Wk Elderly couple Robert (Richard Jenkins) and Theresa ...

Random Acts of Violence Review: A Sloppy Slasher with Solid Kills

Chris Sawin

August 17, 2020

Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews

Debuting at Fantastic Fest 2019, the Canadian-American slasher horror film Random Acts of Violence is based on the 2010 one-shot graphic novel of the same name and is Jay Baruchel’s second feature film as a dir...

Sputnik Review: A Great Creature Trapped in a Lackluster Film

Chris Sawin

August 15, 2020

Movie Reviews, Movies

Taking place in 1983, Sputnik opens with two Russian cosmonauts in space discussing what they’ll do once they return home. Their Orbita-4 spacecraft encounters something that knocks them out of orbit. They cras...

The Tax Collector Review: A Dim Candle in the Darkness

Chris Sawin

August 10, 2020

Movie Reviews, Movies

The Tax Collector will probably forever be known as that film Shia LaBeouf actually tattooed his chest for, but it actually seemed like a film with a lot of potential. LaBeouf has never played a character th...

Impetigore Review: How to Drown a Skinless Baby

Chris Sawin

July 27, 2020

Movie Reviews, Movies

Maya (Tara Basro, Killers) and Dini (Mariss Anita) are toll booth collectors in the city and struggle to get by financially. Things are relatively normal until a strange man attacks Maya with a machete, opens a...

The Rental Review: An Ecstasy Fueled Vacation Invasion

Chris Sawin

July 26, 2020

Movie Reviews, Movies

It was weird watching Dave Franco’s The Rental a few weeks after seeing Shudder's The Beach House. Both films start off in similar fashion. The main characters resort to going to a beach get-away for the wee...

Lake of Death Review: As Dull As Black Water

Chris Sawin

July 24, 2020

Movie Reviews, Movies

Inspired by Kåre Bergstrøm’s 1958 film Lake of the Dead/De dødes tjern, Lake of Death is a Norwegian horror film written and directed by Nini Bull Robsahm. Lillian (Iben Akerlie) and her twin brother Bjørn (...

Zombie For Sale Review: A Light, Harmless Dropkick of a Zombie Comedy

Chris Sawin

July 18, 2020

Movie Reviews, Movies

Zombie For Sale (its alternate title is The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale) is a South Korean zombie comedy from first time writer and director Lee Min-jae. A diabetic medicine called NoInsulin, developed by a c...

Relic Review: A Genetically Rotten and Disquieting Masterwork

Chris Sawin

July 13, 2020

Movie Reviews, Movies

Relic is the type of horror film that shouldn’t necessarily be considered psychological, but is more contemplative. The film wants to make you think more than it wants to mess with your head. It’s this slow ...

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