Speaking of Netflix, DON’T watch George Clooney in The Midnight Sky. It’s a mess.
“Mank” was really good and worth watching. But knowledge of a lot of things is needed to figure it out and make it enjoyable:
* the Hollywood studio system in the 30s
* William Randolph Hearst, yellow journalism, and Hearst Castle at San Simeon, CA
* Orison Welles
* the Great Depression in California and the threat of communism
Get a chance watch The Queen’s Gambit. Also Indian Horse.
I was going to watch it tonight - what's a mess about it?