Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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LATEST
‘Cleaner’: Daisy Ridley Might Need a Repackaging Campaign
‘Cleaner’ is like if Bruce Willis sat around for an hour instead of figuring out how to yippee-ki-yay terrorists in ‘Die Hard.’ Somebody get Ridley a new agent.
‘Uppercut’: A Teutonic Remake of ‘Million Dollar Baby’
The best thing about ‘Uppercut’ is that, unlike Clint Eastwood’s ‘Million Dollar Baby,’ there’s no brain-dead lady boxer at the end.
‘Captain America: Brave New World’: More Muddled, Middling MCU
The film works best as a platform for Mackie to emerge from Chris Evans’ shadow, but doesn’t successfully create a distinct enough personality.
‘Ex-Husbands’: Divorced Dad Crashes Son’s Bachelor Party
A comedy about a family’s three generations of male romantic malaise. The jokes are mostly squelched by the tangible depression felt by the collective menfolk.
‘The Gorge’: Monster Movie Is Actually a Fun Date Movie
“The Gorge” is pretty much “The Bourne Legacy,“ “You’ve Got Mail,” and ”The Island of Dr. Moreau,” mashed into a surprisingly fun Valentine’s Day date movie.
‘My Dead Friend Zoe’: Honoring America’s War Veterans
Director Hausmann-Stokes’s message is simple: Make America great again by walking a mile in our veterans’ shoes and adding them to your daily gratitude list.
‘Inheritance’: Female Jason Bourne-ish Movie Shot on iPhone
The solid performances, in particular Phoebe Dynevor’s pout-y charisma, make “Inheritance” a modest yet entertaining espionage yarn.
‘Brave the Dark’: Angel Studios Tells Inspirational Teacher Tale
A decent film, but faith-based needs top-notch directing. Audiences need to forget that they’re watching a film presenting faith-based solutions to problems.
‘Back in Action’: Pretty Sure AI Wrote This Thing
The entire cast must have been in need some quick cash because “Back in Action” is not doing any of their resumes any favors.
‘Flight Risk’: Don’t Risk Wasting Your Time
The poster suggests a “Die Hard on a Plane” scenario, where Wahlberg’s usual everyman saves the day. That would have been a good movie. This is a bad movie.
