Mark Dujsik
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
Mark is the sole writer/editor/webmaster of Mark Reviews Movies(www.markreviewsmovies.com) and co-film critic at UR Chicago Magazine (www.urchicago.com). He has been a member of the Online Film Critics Society since 2002 and the Chicago Film Critics Association since 2006.
Favorites:
The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, The Third Man, Vertigo, Grave of the Fireflies, The Seventh Seal, Citizen Kane, 2001: A Space Odyssey, On the Waterfront, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Casablanca, Apocalypse Now, Singin' in the Rain, Schindler's List, Mon Oncle, Die Nibelungen, Fantasia, Raging Bull, The Thin Red Line
Official Website:
http://www.markreviewsmovies.com
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)
75%
1.5/4
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“[I]t becomes clear that the filmmaker has run out of ideas for this premise.” –
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Mar 27, 2026
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The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (2026)
90%
3/4
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“It's an extensive and engaging examination of AI and a call not to become complacent...” –
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Mar 27, 2026
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You're Dating a Narcissist! (2025)
60%
2/4
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“You're Dating a Narcissist! becomes so contrived that it makes us constantly question the intelligence, sincerity, and believability of its main character.” –
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Mar 27, 2026
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Marc by Sofia (2025)
75%
2/4
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“They know each other well, and that might be to the downfall of Marc by Sofia.” –
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Mar 27, 2026
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Kontinental '25 (2025)
92%
2.5/4
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“Kontinental '25 mostly ... talks itself into circles around some important ideas and persistent problems...” –
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Mar 27, 2026
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Holy Days (2026)
50%
2/4
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“[T]he movie enters and never leaves formulaic territory.” –
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Mar 27, 2026
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Yes (2025)
90%
3/4
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“The protagonist may try to mute his conscience, but the film's is loud and doesn't hide.” –
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Mar 26, 2026
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They Will Kill You (2026)
67%
2/4
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“Once the shock of the plot's actual setup is put forward, the movie falls into a series of familiar patterns...” –
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Mar 26, 2026
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She Dances (2025)
86%
3/4
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“[I]ts emotional core is ... frank and truthful.” –
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Mar 26, 2026
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Our Hero, Balthazar (2025)
88%
3/4
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“It is [funny] in a twisted way that's meant to make us uncomfortable, because there shouldn't be anything remotely comfortable about characters like these and subject matter like this.” –
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Mar 26, 2026
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Forbidden Fruits (2026)
76%
2/4
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“[It] ends with such a formulaic third act that one has to wonder if the writers ... couldn't determine how to bring all of it together.” –
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Mar 26, 2026
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Fantasy Life (2025)
83%
3/4
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“[The central] relationship is believable because it doesn't, despite what the title says, come across as a fantasy.” –
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Mar 26, 2026
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Alpha (2025)
56%
1.5/4
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“Is a striking visual metaphor enough to carry a movie? Writer/director Julia Ducournau ... is counting on that with Alpha.” –
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Mar 26, 2026
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Pretty Lethal (2026)
62%
1.5/4
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“[T]he violence of director Vicky Jewson's movie is constantly flippant, while the staging of those brawls becomes increasingly ridiculous. ” –
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Mar 25, 2026
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Vampires of the Velvet Lounge (2026)
29%
1.5/4
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“[I]ts mix of humor and horror comes across as clunky and awkward.” –
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Mar 20, 2026
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Two Prosecutors (2025)
97%
3/4
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“[T]here is plenty of tension in Two Prosecutors, which is impressive since the plot itself does amount to so much waiting ... for meetings...” –
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Mar 20, 2026
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The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel (2026)
3/4
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“The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel feels personal and intimate, even within ... its by-the-books structure.” –
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Mar 20, 2026
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Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)
90%
2.5/4
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“There was probably no way ... to resolve the show's narrative and make a movie that stood on its own, so the movie is a commendable, if unfortunately unsuccessful, effort...” –
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Mar 20, 2026
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Late Shift (2025)
96%
3/4
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“Volpe's film works well as warning ... because it is compelling drama first and foremost.” –
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Mar 20, 2026
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Tow (2025)
78%
2.5/4
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“Tow ... is trying to look at this story from so many angles and without any apparent awareness of the social failings underneath it...” –
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Mar 19, 2026
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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)
74%
2.5/4
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“The new elements are mostly superficial.” –
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Mar 19, 2026
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Project Hail Mary (2026)
95%
3.5/4
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“Of all the unlikely things about Project Hail Mary, the fact that it becomes the tale of an authentic and emotionally potent friendship is probably the most impressive of all.” –
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Mar 19, 2026
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The Pout-Pout Fish (2026)
68%
1.5/4
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“The Pout-Pout Fish, with its generic design and animation, features no sense of wonder and, with its bland adventure tale, a real feeling of familiarity.” –
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Mar 19, 2026
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Palestine '36 (2025)
97%
3/4
EDIT
“Writer/director Annemarie Jacir's film attempts ... to provide a counterpoint to what has been considered the official history for decades.” –
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Mar 19, 2026
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Miroirs No. 3 (2025)
93%
2.5/4
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“[I]t is impossible to avoid and ignore that Petzold's screenplay ... doesn't feel like a complete narrative...” –
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Mar 19, 2026
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