...Fincher filmed low, aimed for the brain, and hit a deadly shot.

...Fincher has crafted an entertainment that’s provocative, pointed, ruthlessly entertaining, and in some respects, particularly near the end, a little bit infuriating.

...Seyfried and Dance sparkle in support.

...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'.

...some of the most gorgeous filmmaking craft imaginable.

...looks gorgeous, and sounds gorgeous.

Make no mistake: Mank is an all-timer.

Fincher also seems to revel in his telling, faithfully recreating the ring-a-ding speech rhythms and lush scene setting of Hollywood's Golden Age...