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Podcast: Popcorn Culture
Episode: Popcorn Culture - Review: Mank
Description: Citizen Kane is widely regarded as the most must-see film in Hollywood history. But behind the scenes, there was enough drama unfolding to rival its on-screen counterpart. Adding to Citizen Kane's strange and illustrious mythology is Mank - a film directed by David Fincher and written by his late father, Jack Fincher, nearly a decade ago. Mank explores 1930s Hollywood through the lens of Herman J. Mankiewicz, a witty, raging alcoholic, as he locks horns with industry titans during the turbulent making of one of Hollywood's landmark films. We review Fincher's latest offering and discuss if Mank is good...