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But is it art? Unpacking ‘The Apprentice’

Political Theater, Episode 345

Actor Jeremy Strong poses for a photo as he arrives for the gala premiere of the movie "The Apprentice" at the Imperial in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Oct. 16. Strong portrays Roy Cohn, the former president's one-time lawyer. — Actor Jeremy Strong poses for a photo as he arrives for the gala premiere of the movie "The Apprentice" at the Imperial in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Oct. 16. Strong portrays Roy Cohn, the former president's one-time lawyer. (Emil Nicolai Helms / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP via Getty Images)

By Jason Dick and John T. Bennett

Posted October 24, 2024 at 5:40am

For many film buffs, October is Scary Movie Month, when we go to the vault to watch “Last House on the Left” or head to the theater to catch “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” It is also election season. So does “The Apprentice” fit in here? It’s a biopic about the relationship between Roy Cohn and a young Donald Trump and how Cohn helped shape the future president’s no-holds-barred approach to business, politics and life.

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