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We Live in Time and The Apprentice Reviews

Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh star in a new dying girl romance, while Sebastian Stan portrays Donald Trump: The Early Years.

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Eric Goldman
Oct 12, 2024
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It’s been a busy week, but I wanted to catch up on some new releases in theaters this weekend with mini(ish) reviews of the tearjerker romance We Live in Time, starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield, and the Donald Trump biopic, The Apprentice, starring Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong. Both feature strong performances, but while one is able to overcome its formulaic nature, the other has a harder time in creating something appealing for a larger audience.

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