Mank
20206.7movie
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1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.
1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.
But in the canon of films about film-making, there are few as textured, as committed and as suffused with real appreciation for the craft as Mank. Of the performances, Oldman’s has been lauded as great. It’s certainly a turn that is…
Critic’s Pick ‘Mank’ Review: A Rosebud by Any Other Name Gary Oldman plays a Hollywood hack with an ax to grind in David Fincher’s reinterpretation of the legend of “Citizen Kane.” ... 3, 2020. Mank. NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by David…
Mank’s film history oscillates between the pedantic and the outrageous; more tiresomely, the big historical picture is Hitler-centric. Mank is depicted as Hollywood’s first anti-Nazi (not the only unwelcome echo of 2017’s Darkest…
