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
‘Love Me’: AI Wants to be Loved by You
“Love Me” quickly devolves into a kinda-cartoon that fumbles with concepts of existentialism but ends up mostly being a vehicle meant to stir up empathy for AI.
‘The Last Showgirl’: Pamela Anderson’s 2nd Showbiz Career Begins
The movie is lightweight, but Pamela Anderson’s now living her life on-mission, the repercussions of which may positively affect women’s self-images worldwide.
‘Somewhere in Montana’: Liberal Versus Conservative: Who Wins?
The film reminds us that America always intended to be a country where people could agree to disagree, extend each other an olive branch, and find peace.
‘White Bird: A Wonder Story’: A Surprisingly Good Family Film
Given the Holocaust theme, one wouldn’t expect “White Bird” to be an engaging movie for children. It succeeds absolutely in modeling human kindness.
‘What We Find on the Road’: They Don’t Find Much
‘Cruisin’ and playin‘ the radio, with no particular place to go.’ Actually, this good-looking road-buddy movie goes to California, but it’s drama-lite.
‘Small Things Like These’: Irish Nunneries Were Like the Mafia
“Small Things Like These” is a kind of muted, Irish version of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” with Cillian Murphy playing Nicholson’s Randle McMurphy.
‘Maria’: Angelina Jolie Deserves an Oscar, the Film Less so
While the film’s a blatant Oscar bid, it’s likely there’s no other actress who could have played the lead role better than Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie.
‘A Complete Unknown’: A Guaranteed Timothée Chalamet Oscar
Chalamet’s bravura turn as Bob Dylan transcends mimicry and captures the essence of the rock star’s prickly but brilliant talent. It’s a channeling performance.
‘The Fire Inside’: Inspiring True Story About Olympic Boxing
A heartwarming true tale of a woman breaking the bonds of poverty via discipline, abstinence, focus, refusal to quit, and commitment to her God-given talents.
‘The Return’: Ralph Fiennes’s Masterful Performance as Odysseus
A bravura performance and a solid bookend to the other impressive physical transformation Ralph Fiennes underwent early in his career, in ‘Schindler’s List.’
