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
You, Me & Tuscany (2026)
70%
2/4
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“[T]he easily resolvable complications and easily correctable misunderstandings matter much more than the characters.” –
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Apr 10, 2026
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Thrash (2026)
36%
1.5/4
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“Wirkola is clearly going for some over-the-top thrills and macabre laughs with Thrash. It and its characters are far too dull for either of those efforts to succeed.” –
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Apr 10, 2026
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Outcome (2026)
28%
3/4
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“Reeves is almost certainly at his best in this role...” –
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Apr 10, 2026
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Bunnylovr (2025)
63%
2/4
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“Bunnylovr gets bogged down by just how much story the writer/director attempts to incorporate into [it]...” –
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Apr 10, 2026
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Steal This Story, Please! (2025)
3/4
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“[W]atching Goodman and her colleagues over the years and decades ... it's some reason for a bit of optimism...” –
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Apr 9, 2026
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Hunting Matthew Nichols (2024)
92%
3/4
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“It's sometimes difficult to believe the conventions of this sort of movie, but the filmmakers here have, in a very clever way, worked their way around a lot of those doubts.” –
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Apr 9, 2026
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Hamlet (2025)
72%
2/4
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“[T]his version comes up short in telling the actual story, simply because it has omitted or altered so much of that tale.” –
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Apr 9, 2026
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Faces of Death (2026)
67%
3/4
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“[T]he film uses its inspiration as both the premise for a smart, unsettling story and the means of examining humanity's enduring fascination with the macabre...” –
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Apr 9, 2026
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Exit 8 (2025)
95%
3/4
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“The film is full of surprises, not just of the jump-scare variety...” –
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Apr 9, 2026
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ChaO (2025)
84%
2/4
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“[T]he tonal mishmash here means neither the humor nor the attempts at sincerity can really develop.” –
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Apr 9, 2026
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The Yeti (2026)
39%
1.5/4
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“There's not nearly enough development of the characters and ideas that take up more of the screenplay ... for the movie to make its non-yeti sections involving.” –
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Apr 2, 2026
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The Stranger (2025)
91%
3/4
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“The Stranger is ultimately ... haunting.” –
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Apr 2, 2026
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Pizza Movie (2026)
78%
3.5/4
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“Pizza Movie keeps finding new, inventive, and ingenious ways to develop what is a very simple concept.” –
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Apr 2, 2026
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Living the Land (2025)
100%
3.5/4
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“Living the Land does possess ... [a] sense of humanity, and it comes through strongly in this complex and layered portrayal of simple lives complicated by customs and a changing world.” –
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Apr 2, 2026
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John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office (2025)
3/4
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“Lilly remains an utterly fascinating and deeply strange man, and this documentary shows several sides of both of those qualities.” –
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Apr 2, 2026
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A Great Awakening (2026)
69%
2/4
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“[I]t might have been fascinating to watch how these two characters influence each other ... Such an endeavor would require a fleshed-out story, and clearly, that's not the goal here.” –
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Apr 2, 2026
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The Drama (2026)
77%
3/4
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“[I]t's funny, in significant part because it dares to discomfort and provoke in such a specific way.” –
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Apr 2, 2026
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)
43%
2.5/4
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“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is at least a hop in the right direction.” –
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Apr 1, 2026
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Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)
78%
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)
89%
3/4
EDIT
“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)
56%
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)
74%
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)
93%
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)
59%
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)
94%
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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