Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Lone Survivor,’ A True Story of Navy SEAL Willpower

Mark Jackson
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“Lone Survivor” is Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell’s (Mark Wahlberg) harrowing, brink-of-death, true survival ordeal that re-creates the Afghanistan-based, doomed Operation Red Wings based on Luttrell’s book of the same name.

Mark Jackson
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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