Frank’s Film Review: Mildred Pierce⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Joan Crawford’s career was hanging by a thread when she took on the role of Mildred Pierce in 1945. After parting ways with MGM and being branded “box office poison,” she had everything to prove—and Warner Bros. gave her the chance to do it. But let’s be clear: Crawford didn’t just walk into this role. She fought for it. At … Continue reading Mildred Pierce