# Wag the Dog | Review

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Podcast: [Cinemavino](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cinemavino-715693)
Published: 2026-04-22T15:49:10+00:00
Episode link: https://blubrry.com/cinemavino/153828674/wag-the-dog-review/
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## Resource

Welcome back! This week, we look at another timely, underrated film, Wag the Dog. It's directed by Barry Levinson (Rain Man) and co-written by David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross). The cast is also prime, with Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman leading a large ensemble. The film is a late 90s political satire, in which the US president stages a fake war to avoid a massive sexual scandal. Sound familiar? Maybe a little too familiar?

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