‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’ captures the rise of Putin — and ‘anything goes’ Russia

Jude Law, left, plays Russian President Vladimir Putin and Paul Dano plays his media advisor in The Wizard of the Kremlin. Curiosa Films

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Back in olden times, the movies usually waited until political leaders were safely buried before putting them on screen. We’re less deferential now. From Oliver Stone‘s W., which hit theaters when George W. Bush was still in office, to Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice, which came out when Donald Trump was