OCTOBER 30, 2020

'Mank' First Reactions: David Fincher's Return Is 'Brilliant,' 'Dense,' and 'an Oscars Heavyweight' Based on the first reactions to "Mank," it appears David Fincher has an Oscar juggernaut on his hands.  By Zack Sharf

'City So Real' Is Exactly What Everyone Should Be Watching This Weekend Steve James' five-part docuseries on Chicago's 2019 mayoral race is now the most prescient and meaningful docuseries about 2020 America.  By Ben Travers	Movies Are Telling Us to Vote Because There's Nothing Else Left to Say From "Borat 2" to "American Utopia," this fall gave rise to a new kind of election activism.  By Eric Kohn

'Star Trek: Discovery' Review: Earth Is a Very Different Place in Episode 3 Episode 3, "People of Earth," introduce Blu del Barrio's winning Adira and shows an Earth that's changed since the Federation's fall.  By Christian Blauvelt	'Deutschland 89' Review: Spy Trilogy Wraps by Asking If It's Worth Trying to Save a Crumbling World The final season of the German-language series doesn't always spend its time wisely, but there's power in seeing how characters grapple with … By Steve Greene

	Senior Oscar Voters Will Love 'Mank,' David Fincher's Return to Cinema Via Netflix Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried dominate this black-and-white study of the man who wrote "Citizen Kane," which is made for true cinephiles.  By Anne Thompson
	'A Teacher' Review: FX's Blandly Addictive Illicit-Sex Drama Should Have Been More Scandalous Strong turns from Kate Mara and Nick Robinson can't propel this middling series into any now-virtual water cooler conversation.  By Ryan Lattanzio
	Alejandro González Iñárritu Celebrates 20th Anniversary of 'Amores Perros' with a Reunion Gael Garcia Bernal, Rodrigo Prieto, and more celebrated the restored Mexican classic on opening night of the Morelia Film Festival.  By Anne Thompson
	'All In: The Fight for Democracy' Tackles the Myth of Widespread Voter Fraud One of the issues that concerned the filmmakers the most was the myth of voter fraud and how misinformation is shaping elections  By Carlos Aguilar
	We Don't Need Another Jon Stewart, Even If It's the Original - TV Podcast We don't actually need more Jimmies or Johns in comedy news game. Or the sandwich game.  By Libby Hill