Mark Pacis Movie Reviews

Wind Breaker

Wind Breaker (Fantasia International Film Festival 2026 Review)

Mark Pacis

Most battle shonen stories try hard to look cool. However, Wind Breaker feels different. It is stylish and confident, but ...

The Mouths

The Mouths (Fantasia International Film Festival 2026 Review)

Mark Pacis

In 2002, Takashi Shimizu helped shape modern J-horror with Ju-on: The Grudge. After the massive success of The Grudge, he ...

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Review – A New Beginning Built on an Old Sacrifice

Mark Pacis

Spider-Man has always been defined by sacrifice. No matter how many villains he defeats or how many times he saves ...

The Odyssey

The Odyssey Review – Gods, Monsters, and the Long Road Home

Mark Pacis

Few stories have survived, evolved, and influenced popular culture like The Odyssey. Composed nearly three thousand years ago and traditionally ...

Disclosure Day Review – Spielberg’s Latest Finds Wonder in Uncertainty

Mark Pacis

Steven Spielberg has spent decades teaching audiences how to look up. Sometimes it’s toward the sky in wonder, or it’s ...

Scary Movie

Scary Movie (2026) Review – The Wayans Are Back, and No Horror Franchise Is Safe

Mark Pacis

The Scary Movie franchise has always been dumb in the smartest way possible. On its best days, it took whatever ...

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Review – A Cosmic Follow-Up Full of Mario Magic

Mark Pacis

After the huge success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, it was never really a question of if Nintendo and ...

Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary Review – A Mission Worth the Impossible

Mark Pacis

Project Hail Mary is the kind of film that reminds you why big science-fiction stories can feel so special. Directors ...

Scream 7

Scream 7 Review – Guess Who’s Back, Back Again?

Mark Pacis

After seven films, you would think the Scream formula might start to feel tired. But Scream 7 proves there’s still ...

Wicked: For Good

Wicked: For Good Review – Defying Gravity on the Yellow Brick Road

Mark Pacis

Jon M. Chu’s Wicked duology has always carried the weight of expectation — both from fans of the Broadway classic ...