Mark Pacis Movie Reviews

Scream VI

Scream VI – Blu-ray Review

Mark Pacis

Although each Scream film attempts to introduce slight changes to the story, the plotlines of the Scream franchise haven’t changed much over the years ...

So I Married an Axe Murderer

So I Married an Axe Murderer – 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Review

Mark Pacis

Mike Myers and Jim Carrey were two comedians that influenced my adolescence and many others. Aside from Wayne’s World and the Shrek and Austin Powers series, So ...

Shin Kamen Rider

Shin Kamen Rider (Fantasia International Film Festival 2023 Review)

Mark Pacis

Hideaki Anno is one of the most respected animators of the modern generation. His work has significantly influenced the anime ...

The Truman Show

The Truman Show – 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Review

Mark Pacis

What if you could live your life in a movie or television show? What if you didn’t know your life ...

Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion Review: 999 Happy Laughs and Scares

Mark Pacis

Haunted Mansion is the kind of horror movie for kids that’s just scary enough to make them check underneath the bed ...

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer Review: Christopher Nolan’s Period Magnum Opus

Mark Pacis

Most biographical films settle for the quick and painless version of their subject’s stories. The best ones focus on a ...

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Review – Glass Half Empty

Mark Pacis

After several shaky early installments, the Mission Impossible franchise has found its stride. None of the films were necessarily bad, but a ...

Avatar

Avatar – 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Review

Mark Pacis

Fourteen years ago, James Cameron released Avatar to the world and changed the landscape of the moviegoing experience, for better or worse. ...

The Blackening

The Blackening Review – Reinventing the Genre Through Laughter

Mark Pacis

When Get Out arrived in theaters, most moviegoers assumed it would be a horror satire similar to Shaun of the Dead or Cabin in the ...

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Blu-ray Review

Mark Pacis

When I reviewed The Super Mario Bros. Movie in April, I said that the film relied too much on nostalgia and not ...