The Power Of The Dog

TIFF 2021: Jane Campion’s “The Power Of The Dog” Tackles Toxic Masculinity in the Prairie-Set Past

By: Myles Herod – New Zealand’s Jane Campion has been making world-class films for over 30 years. Although a decade has passed since her last full-length feature, The Power of the Dog marks a triumphant return and as potent a vision as she’s ever helmed. Based on the 1967 novel by Thomas Savage, the story centres on Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch), … Continue reading →