Twenty-five-year-old Australian actor Kodi Smit-McPhee McPhee's breathtaking performance of a sensitive young man suddenly uprooted to a cattle ranch on his mother's marriage is the kind of work one would expect from a far more experienced actor. In Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog, he navigates …
From the Sublime to the Ridiculous, This Week in Films is a Wild Ride.
By Anne Brodie As awards season heats up, we think of New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog on Netflix. Benedict Cumberbatch's sociopathic rancher Phil launches a campaign of terror against his brother's new bride (real-life couple Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst) and her son …
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Jane Campion Doc on the Making of The Power of the Dog Answers Questions.
By Anne Brodie - Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog, based on Thomas Savage's novel, dominates the awards season. To date, the film's won 184 awards and 262 nominations and is the top contender for Best Picture. Benedict Cumberbatch and director-screenwriter Jane Campion have amassed dozens and …
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Robber Barons, Jodie Comer, After Life Finale, Fraggle Rock et Plus!
By Anne Brodie Julian Fellowes, the creative force behind Downton Abbey travels to 1882 New York to reveal the lives of its uber-wealthy - the robber barons, train kings and builders of the mid to late 19th century, the founders of American business and shapers of the country's infrastructure as …
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Dune, Benedict, Cats, Espionage, Conspiracy, Two Alien Invasions, Circling the Wagons and Adele!
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain By Anne Brodie Denis Villeneuve, the pride of Trois Rivieres, Quebec, helms the second filmed adaptation of Frank Herbert's seminal 1965 sci-fi masterpiece, the "unfilmable" Dune. An all-star cast takes us through the spice desert battlefields where House …