Maggie Haberman taunts Trump over the 'Apprentice' biopic that's driving him nuts

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29. Some of the reviews are interesting...

(the former) is first seen as a young man in the early 1970s. He works for the New York real estate company run by his cold and condescending father Fred (Martin Donovan), knocking on doors and collecting rent from his impoverished tenants, but he dreams of opening a luxury high-rise hotel near Central Station. The only snag is that the company is being sued over the small matter of its racial profiling of potential renters. "How can I be racist when I've got a black driver?" splutters Fred.

Enter Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), a notoriously vicious and unscrupulous lawyer who catches Donald's eye in a swanky members club. Cohn may be in the habit of taking meetings in his office while he does sit-ups in his underpants, but Donald is spellbound by his rudeness, his contempt for his opponents, and his three rules for success:

- always attack
- never admit to any wrongdoing
- never admit defeat

The fact that he is so open about using blackmail only adds to his lustre in the younger man's eyes. Cohn could be the encouraging father figure that the former has always lacked.

But it's still grimly fascinating to see the build-up of Boogie Nights-style sleaze as he takes to amphetamines, plastic surgery and younger women.

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240521-the-apprentice-review-sebastian-stan-is-excellent-as-a-young-donald-trump

If nothing else, I'm considering watching Boogie Nights again. I think I saw it when it came out over 25 years ago, could be fun!