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Cerebral ‘Mank’ Is a Gabby and Stylized Origin Story for ‘Citizen Kane’
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Cerebral ‘Mank’ Is a Gabby and Stylized Origin Story for ‘Citizen Kane’

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 / 4 December 2020

While this roustabout story about Herman Mankiewicz’s battle to write the Orson Welles classic is clearly impressed with itself, Mank is easily David Fincher’s best work since Zodiac.

‘Child 44’ Is Worth 44 Seconds of Your Time, Probably Less
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‘Child 44’ Is Worth 44 Seconds of Your Time, Probably Less

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 / 18 August 2015
This universally panned "thriller" is about as thrilling as a conversation with a parking meter.
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‘Paranoia’: How Not to Get Ahead in Business

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 / 19 August 2013
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‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ Provides a Master Class in Acting — as well as Spying

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 / 19 March 2012
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‘Red Riding Hood:’ Overheated and Half-Baked

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 / 7 July 2011
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A is for Axe: The Filmic Butchering of ‘The Scarlet Letter’

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 / 23 January 2011
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Psycho Smackdown: ‘Watchmen”s Rorschach vs. ‘The Dark Knight”s Joker

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 / 4 March 2009
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Superheroes Versus Comics

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 / 27 January 2009
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The New Classics – The 30 Best Films of 2008

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 / 15 January 2009
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Iconic – The Top 20 Male Performances of 2008

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 / 13 January 2009
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Let Us Now Praise Ordinary Men: Normalcy, Comics, and The Dark Knight

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 / 22 September 2008
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Batmassive: The Meaning of $300 Million

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 / 27 July 2008