‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’ Review: Paul Dano Is Putin’s Kingmaker in an Olivier Assayas Movie that Won’t Start a Revolution
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Venice: A subdued and soothingly plaintive Dano plays a fictional Putin-appointed spin doctor who trudges backward through three decades of Russian history. It’s a low-register Assayas drama that could’ve used more blood and bile to carry its intended urgency.