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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Spider-Man/Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animations’ SPIDER-MAN™: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE.
June 7, 2023
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ impresses with its half-a-dozen animation styles, but its story feels stretched beyond its means.
Aatami (Jorma Tommila) prepares to unleash hell in Sisu (2023), Lionsgate
May 10, 2023
‘Sisu’ is an hour and a half slaughter fest loaded with despicable characters that you will actually enjoy seeing being ripped to pieces.
ALYSSA SUTHERLAND as Ellie in New Line Cinema’s horror film “EVIL DEAD RISE,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. © 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures.
May 2, 2023
‘Evil Dead Rise’ is a mostly entertaining new entry in the franchise that has some readily apparent issues to iron out.
Qiao Feng (Donnie Yen) prepares to fight in Sakra (2023), Well Go USA
April 21, 2023
A Chinese film based on the wuxia novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Jin Yong, Sakra follows the story of Qiao Feng […]
April 18, 2023
Renfield is like the junk food version of a horror comedy. It has all the right ingredients for something that should be fantastic, but its recipe for action, comedy, and satisfying storytelling is imbalanced to the point of near disgust.
Suzume Iwato (Nanoka Hara) passes by Sota Munakata (Hokuto Masamura) in Suzume (2022), Toho Co. Ltd.
April 18, 2023
With a compelling story, and jaw-dropping animation, ‘Suzume’ is a contender for Makoto Shinkai’s most thrilling and enjoyable film to date.
Byron Brown as Sam in Shudder's Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge.
April 12, 2023
‘Scare Package II’ brings back some familiar faces whilst simultaneously taking its meta humor up to eleven.
Luo Zhilong (Jackie Chan) and his horse Red Hare in Well Go USA's Ride On.
April 11, 2023
‘Ride On’ is the best Jackie Chan film to come along in at least six years and easily the most emotional of his entire career.
April 6, 2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is like Fruit Stripe Gum. It’s super colorful and eyecatching, but it seems to instantly lose its flavor and charm.
John Wick (Keanu Reeves) meets with Marquis Vincent de Gramont (Bill Skarsgård) in John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), Lionsgate Films
March 29, 2023
The story of ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ The story may be basic, but who cares with action and stunt choreography this entertaining?