

There are curious notes right from the start.

Brother George - Jesse Plemons - is more easygoing. Phil - Benedict Cumberbatch - is a nasty piece of work from the start, with a line in vicious sarcasm. Many of her films reflect a complicated relationship with 'toxic masculinity' - and The Power of the Dog is that in spades.īased on an old western novel, The Power of the Dog is about brothers Phil and George Burbank, co-owners of a big cattle ranch in Montana.

New Zealand can boast a number of world-leading filmmakers, but Jane Campion may have the edge, critically.Īn Oscar, a Palme D'Or at Cannes, Best Director at Venice and dozens more awards over the years - it's no surprise she's so revered by her peers.
