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EDITOR'S NOTE: Michelle Goldberg is a New York Times columnist. She is the
author of several books about politics, religion and women’s rights, and was
part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for public service in 2018 for
reporting on workplace sexual harassment.
This week I finally got to see “The Apprentice,” an absorbing, disturbing movie
about the relationship between red-baiting mob lawyer Roy Cohn and a young
Donald Trump. The film, which was received with an extended standing ovation
and mostly appreciative reviews when it premiered at Cannes last month, is a
classic story of a mentor and his protégé, chronicling how Trump first learned
from and later surpassed his brutal, Machiavellian fixer.
Its performances are extraordinary. “Succession” star Jeremy Strong captures
both Cohn’s reptilian menace and, eventually, his pathos, as he’s wasted by
AIDS but, closeted to the end, refuses to admit it. Just as impressive is
Sebastian Stan, who makes Trump legible as a human being rather than the
grotesque hyperobject we all know today."
Via Russell Coker.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
