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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LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS [Review]: Live. Die. Delete.

With Netflix’s exploding interest in anime and animation in general in the years to come, Love, Death & Robots is some of the most adult programming the streaming platform has ever provided; animated or otherwise... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUFwunMKa4E Infusing gruesomely dazzling concepts that deliberately teeter between the science fiction and horror genres, Love, Death & Robots is …

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THE GEEEEK AWARDS [Best Anime of 2018]: Punch, Drunk, Love.

1. Aggretsuko – So. Damn. Relatable! Retsuko, a little red panda, releases her work frustrations by singing death metal karaoke. The misery of being a worker bee in the corporate world has never been more poignantly portrayed. Our heroine overcomes the challenges of capitalism, misogyny, and singlehood by screaming beautiful terrors at the top of …

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FANTASTIC BEASTS – THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD [Review]: Monstrously Underwhelming.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them attempted to capitalize on the nostalgic gap Harry Potter fans have craved since the franchise ended five years prior, but the eccentric supporting cast, the vibrant beasts Newt kept in his briefcase, and Eddie Redmayne’s exceptionally peculiar behavior weren’t enough to support the film’s obsession with formulaic ridiculousness …

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MY HERO ACADEMIA [Season 3 Finale Review]: The Future’s Gonna Be…Grim.

There has been a ton of growth and maturity for the first year students of class 1-A during the third season of My Hero Academia; Bakugo was kidnapped, All Might took down All for One and had to retire as a hero because of their battle, the majority of 1-A received their provisional licenses, Midoriya …

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THE PREDATOR [Film Review]: Trophy Hunting for Trash.

The Predator is borderline horrendous and you should be mad about it. Ignore the AVP films since they’re basically two violent excursions into rocket propelled and orifice swelling cases of diarrhea that shat their way down into the sewer and were flushed into non-existence, but the Predator franchise is basically three films; Predator, Predator 2, …

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