Film Review: ‘Instant Family’ Should Win Oscar for Best Feel-Good Movie

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
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Here’s a pet peeve of mine (no pun intended). As much as I love all those heartwarming videos on Facebook of humans going above and beyond to save ducklings stuck in storm drains, whale sharks strangling in fishing nets, turtles being squeezed to death by Budweiser six-pack holders, beached dolphins, legless squirrels fixed up with little wheelchair roller thingies, etc., etc., I sometimes wonder: Why are there so many more of these than humans-saving-humans videos? Rescue-dogs? What about rescue-humans?! Is it just me?

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by a classical theater conservatory training, and has 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 cited in the book "How to be a Film Critic in Five Easy Lessons" by Christopher K. Brooks. In addition to film, he enjoys Harley-Davidsons, martial arts, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism.
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