In the 1995 comedy “Clueless,” Alicia Silverstone’s breakout character was a blond, mega-popular high school princess. In “The Edge of Seventeen,” Hailee Steinfeld’s breakout character, Nadine Byrd, is a brunette, got-only-one-friend loser. If Nadine dared to try hanging with Cher Horowitz, Cher would snark, “As if!”
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Mark Jackson
Film Critic
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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.
