Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to the world’s number-one storytelling vehicle—film, he enjoys martial arts, weightlifting, Harley-Davidsons, vision questing, rock-climbing, qigong, oil painting, and human rights activism. Mark earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by a classical theater training, and has 20 years’ experience as a New York professional actor, working in theater, commercials, and television daytime dramas. He recently narrated the Epoch Times audiobook “How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World,” which is available on iTunes and Audible. Mr. Jackson is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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LATEST
‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’: A Powerful Irish Tale
Like Brad Pitt’s line in ‘The Devil’s Own’: ‘It’s not an American story—it’s an Irish one,’ ‘Saints and Sinners’ features an all-Irish cast doing IRA things.
‘The Long Game’: When Mexicans Broke the Golf Color Barrier
“The Long Game” demonstrates in satisfying ways how nothing in life can stop individuals who have spent time practicing how to get out of bunkers.
‘Knox Goes Away’: A Morally Ambiguous ‘Bourne Identity’
Jason Bourne was a CIA patriot with a dangerous mission. Knox is a morally questionable hitman. Both have no memory. Top-shelf storytelling by Michael Keaton.
‘Monkey Man’: Dev Patel Reinvents Himself as John WIck
Dev Patel creates for himself a part Bruce Lee, part John Wick character clearly intended to smash his former nice-guy typecasting with a sledge hammer.
‘Wicked Little Letters’: Internet Trolling, 1920s’ Style
“Wicked Little Letters” demonstrates, hilariously, why everybody should be more than a little bit alarmed at social media’s curbing of the public’s speech.
‘Riddle of Fire’: A Fairytale About Blueberry Pie and Paintball Guns
‘Riddle of Fire’ brings back the 1970s, fantasy-filled, Peanuts-gang-like summer vacations of bike-riding adventures with friends.
‘Road House’: How Can it be a Remake Without Wade Garrett?
Apart from Dalton hilariously open-palm-slapping an entire gang into submission, the update is anemic. That said, it still gets grandfathered in for 3 stars.
‘Land of Bad’: It’s Pretty Dang Good
‘Land of Bad’ is a fine war movie—maybe not on the level of, say, ‘Platoon,’ but easily in the same ballpark as ‘13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.’
‘One Life’: Not ‘Schindler’s List,’ But Mighty Close
“One Life” tells the story of how one British man saved 669 Jewish children from Prague to London before the Nazi could exterminate them. Very powerful.
‘Accidental Texan’: Slow Starter With a Satisfying Payoff
A young man loses his way in life, finds himself in the middle of nowhere in Texas, meets nice folks, helps them, and finds himself in the process.
