As Herman’s grandson, [Davis] is an insider in the Mankiewicz saga.

The brothers had a complex relationship, fraught with jealousy and competition but also love, and Davis recounts it with feeling, drawing on fastidious research.

Fans of the movie Mank will be intrigued by this blend of memoir and biography from the grandson of Herman Mankiewicz and great-nephew of Joe.

... a lively, anecdote-filled chronicle of the two men’s lives as Hollywood movers and shakers.

... an uneven parsing of the lives of the famous screenwriters separately responsible for two of the greatest films of all time.