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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BATMAN / MONSTERS UNLEASHED / PLASTIC / THE GREATEST ADVENTURE [Reviews]: I Always Feel Like…

For the record, I'm super behind on all things comic book related. I haven't even had the chance to read last year's DC Comics: Rebirth #1 Special that set the stage for "The Button Part 1", which is nearly half a year old at this point. But I can tell you that the tease that …

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SAMURAI JACK [Season 5, Episode 1 Review]: Imprisoned in Aku’s Hourglass.

I was basically raised on cartoons written, directed, produced, and created by Russian animator Genndy Tartakovsky. I still quote Dexter’s Laboratory to this day (“Omelette du fromage!”), his Star Wars: Clone Wars series actually had you liking some of those filler characters George Lucas seemingly shat onto the screen during the dreaded prequel trilogy, and …

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ARRIVAL [Review]: Abbott and Costello Meet Lois Lane and Hawkeye.

Based on author Ted Chiang’s short story “Story of Your Life,” Arrival is directed by Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners, Sicario) with a screenplay by Eric Heisserer (The Thing prequel, Lights Out). When a dozen extraterrestrial vessels (that look like giant black jelly beans) emerge at various locations all over the world, a team of scientists is …

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DOCTOR STRANGE [Review]: A Psychedelic Plunge into Mag-ness.

Neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) is not only confident in his surgical abilities, but also overly egotistical, unbearably cocky, and takes the opportunity to gloat any chance that he gets. But Stephen loses the steady dexterity he’s come to rely on for surgery after a devastating car accident and finds himself at a depressing …

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