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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CUPHEAD [Face-Off Review]: Worship the Devil, Then Kick His Ass.

Cuphead has been in development since 2010 and it has honestly felt like an eternity waiting for it. I’m a gigantic fan of really old cartoons and traditional animation in general, so I knew this would be something special as soon as it was announced. Cuphead has stunning visuals with its vibrant colors and smooth …

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DEATH NOTE [Retrospective]: Girlish Screams and Apple Cores.

Adam Wingard’s American live-action version of Death Note based on the original manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata was just released to Netflix last week, but in addition to the 37 episode anime series the source material was also adapted into four live-action Japanese films (the most recent was released in 2016) and a …

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THE MUMMY [Review]: An Adventurous Mercury Poisoning.

With glass shattering sandstorms that would make Mad Max adjust his sand-riddled boxers, an overabundance of crows that would leave Eric Draven screaming, “Uncle!,” and a super-sized cluster of camel spiders that would send Peter Parker into a sensory overloaded coma, Alex Kurtzman’s The Mummy has arrived to kick off Universal’s new Dark Universe and …

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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5 [Review]: A Scurvy, Infested Dumpster Fire.

Six years ago, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides already felt like overkill on Jack Sparrow and all things related to buried treasure and the Disney cinematic equivalent of swashbuckling, pillaging, and womanizing pirates. Over half a decade later and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales makes it feel like all …

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