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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

Christopher Abbott as Blake in Leigh Whannell's Wolf Man. Image courtesy of Universal PIctures.
January 18, 2025
Review: In 'Wolf Man,' the performances and practical FX stand out, but if you want a sharp authentic werewolf romp,…
'Sonic The Hedgehog 3' Review: A Video Game Adaptation For The Ages
January 2, 2025
The Sonic films have heavily catered to fans ever since Sonic’s horrid design was changed to look more like how
'Moana 2' Review - Like A Turd Out Of Water In The Wind
December 11, 2024
Three years after the first film, Moana has been embraced as a wayfinder and now searches for other villages on
L to R: Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba and Ariana Grande is Glinda in WICKED (2024), Universal
November 22, 2024
Review: 'Wicked' with Ariana Grande touches on some incredible ideas, but they capitalize on a century-old fantasy world.
'The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie' Review - A Wacky, Hand-Drawn Homage to Creature
November 19, 2024
In The Day the Earth Blew Up, Looney Tunes characters Porky and Daffy have practically been together since birth.
'A Real Pain' Review - A Conflicted Bloodline of Charming Sadness
November 19, 2024
Written and directed by longtime actor Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain sees two cousins reunite after a long period.
Denzel Washington plays Macrinus in Gladiator II from Paramount Pictures.
November 19, 2024
"Are you not entertained?" In his review, Bounding's Chris Sawin laments how much better 'Gladiator II' could've been.
'Heretic' Review - A Rube Goldberg Machine Dripping With Theological Boredom
November 13, 2024
Written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (65, Haunt, writers of A Quiet Place), Heretic is a so-called
'Memoir Of A Snail' Review - Hilarity And Empathy Bundled In Stop-Motion Brilliance
November 12, 2024
Adam Elliot's Memoir of a Snail is a stop-motion film that honors weird people no matter how bizarre they may…
Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock and Venom in Venom: The Last Dance, Sony Pictures Releasing
November 1, 2024
Sony’s Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage have this cheesy enjoyment factor. The writing has always been bad, but