Andrea Proctor

So far, so good. I wish they'd spent some time on his early days at Esquire. Those years must of been fundamental to Playboy's success. Aside from that it's bombshell after bombshell. Younger viewers may not appreciate how Hefner and Playboy were worshipped in their heyday. It was glorious sex with no drawbacks. Everyone was so happy, and beautiful. Now to see the seedy underbelly of it all is jaw-dropping.

Mank feels like a Cohen Bros film at the height of their powers. Smart, sharp, funny and cynical, with lots of beautiful B/W imagery. If you love old Hollywood, behind the camera and in front of it, this is the film for you. It's nearly Shakespearian in it's villains and flawed heros. Characters with character. How did this ever get made? It's that good.

This is the kind of drive-thru, revenge, pursuit film of my childhood. The kind starring Clint Eastwood or Charlie Bronson. The kind of flick Joe Bob Briggs would review. It starts out preachy. Groan. I didn't think I was going to make it through the first ten minutes. No middle age white man, one part Capt. Ahab, one part the great white whale, has ever been so angry, so..Unhinged! No single mother with a terrible job, ungrateful siblings, sick mother (I'm not kidding) selfish ex husband, has ever suffered so. Then something happened and it clicked. It's a dark comedy, maybe even camp. And I started to enjoy it. It's so over-the-top it's ripe for Riff-Trax. Chris Farley could of played the, Man, in an old SNL skit. There's even a candy cane reference in time for the holidays! Enjoy!

So beautiful to look at! Rufus Sewell in a suit, and tanned perfection is gorgeous! I want to live in his apartment, drive his car...and that's about all. Because the plot is nothing like an Agatha Christie. Boring. Horrifically boring. It tries so hard to be an edgy, new-and-improved version and fails miserably. Outside of eye candy don't waste your time.

Genius. Pure genius. You should be a fan of 80's television/pop culture to trully appreciate this traitment rare (rare treat in French). Think of the 80's love affair with all things Stephen King, and network programming.