Spoiler Specials: Mank
On the Spoiler Special podcast, Slate critics discuss movies, the occasional TV show, and, once in a blue moon, another podcast, in full spoiler-filled detail. This week, Slate\u2019s Dana Stevens is joined by Slate\u2019s Brow Beat\u2019s nights and weekends editor Matthew Dessem to spoil Mank, the new film about the making of another film, Citizen Kane. Will Herman Mankiewicz, a troubled alcoholic (played by Gary Oldman), finish his script in time for his deadline? Will anyone like the film? And how does a California Governor's race fit into it all?\xa0\xa0\n\nYou can read Dana Stevens here.\nYou can read Matthew Dessem\u2019s review here.\nNote: As the title indicates, this podcast contains spoilers galore.\n\nEmail us at spoilers@slate.com.\nPodcast production by Morgan Flannery.\xa0\n\nSlate Plus members get ad-free podcasts and access to exclusive shows like Dana Stevens\u2019 classic movies podcast Flashback. Sign up now to listen and support our work.\n\nHosts\nDana Stevens is Slate\u2019s movie critic.\nMatthew Dessem is Slate\u2019s Brow Beat\u2019s night and weekends editor.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices