Author: Chris Sawin

Chris Sawin is a film critic in Houston, TX. He's in the Houston Film Critics Society and is a Tomatometer critic on Rotten Tomatoes. In addition to film and writing, he enjoys comics, drawing, reading, and making fun of his fat cat named Cake. Chris also snorted Pixy Stix once on a dare when he was 12 and he believes it gave him super powers. Brain damage, super powers, what's the difference? Be sure to follow him @evilbutters on Twitter
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THE SUICIDE SQUAD [Review]: I’m A Motherf___ing Superhero!

You could probably get away with calling writer/director James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad an R-rated version of Guardians of the Galaxy, but it isn’t entirely fair or correct. It’s a complicated comparison, much like Gunn’s status with Marvel Studios that allowed him to make the film in the first place and whether or not The …

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ARMY OF THE DEAD [Review]: Zack Snyder’s Return to Zombie, Flesh-Eating Form.

Army of the Dead is Zack Snyder’s first film in a decade not based on a DC Comics property (his last was Sucker Punch back in 2011). With a screenplay co-written by Snyder, Shay Hatten (the John Wick franchise), and Joby Harold (Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: The Legend of the Sword), Army of the Dead …

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INVINCIBLE [Episodes 1-3 Review]: Gore-Heavy Superhero Perfection.

Without ever reading the Invincible comic, it’s impossible to compare Amazon Studios' new adult animated series to its source material. It should be at least somewhat comforting to know that Robert Kirkman, co-creator of the comic book, is an executive producer on the show. Also Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the guys responsible for bringing …

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