In her feature debut, King explores a fictionalized account of what happened when four successful black friends come together one night to talk about life, fame, and accountability.
The Midnight Sky cements Clooney as a capable filmmaker, but without a fine-tuned script connecting the two most important elements of the story, the film feels listless.
Mank is weighted under relentless cuts, attempting to explain his souring relationships in 1930s Hollywood and how he made a comeback. But the Netflix film doesn’t justify its existence.