“Mank,” David Fincher’s wondrous ode to old Hollywood and “Citizen Kane” screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz. A niche idea for a film, the black-and-white drama was a deeply personal project for the director — his late father Jack wrote the script — and the attention to detail in recreating 1930s Los Angeles was remarkable.
As was the gregarious lead performance from Gary Oldman, especially when he drunkenly berated William Randolph Hearst.Unexpectedly, some of the year’s finest performances came from a documentary.
Called “Boys State,” the captivating movie followed a pack of 17-year-old future politicians who inspire, cajole and lie to get (fake) elected office at a week-long Texas camp.
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