Netflix- The Power of the Dog

[Lealdo de Góis Andrade]

Now that I've (finally?) seen it, I can write this

I found it to be a waste of a perfectly good setup. It could have gone in
so many directions, but, yeah, the alcoholism and closeted-cowboys themes,
not to mention the whole wrap-up, were unfortunately handled with the
subtlety of ten out-of-sync jackhammers.

Bummer. I remember loving The Piano to pieces the time I saw it

On Sat., Dec. 4, 2021, 19:55 David Morris, <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> BTW, “Life Itself” was pretty good too.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Life-Itself-Roger-Ebert/dp/B00LIRFK5E
>
> “A documentary that recounts the inspiring and entertaining life of
> world-renowned film critic Roger Ebert.  It's personal, funny, painful, and
> transcendent.  From his Pulitzer-prize winning criticisms to becoming an
> influential voice in America.“
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 8:45 PM Lealdo de Góis Andrade <
> lealdo.gois.andrade at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Knowing the audience is a great asset!
>>
>> On Sat., Dec. 4, 2021, 19:38 David Morris, <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I just knew some wise-ass was going to say something like that.
>>>
>>> Shorthand, that everyone knows means:
>>> https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-power-of-the-dog-movie-review-2021
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 8:33 PM Lealdo de Góis Andrade <
>>> lealdo.gois.andrade at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Which device did Roger Ebert watch it on?
>>>>
>>>> On Sat., Dec. 4, 2021, 18:47 David Morris, <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> This Jane Campion new Western is supposed to be a really deep-noir
>>>>> repressed homoerotic Ubermacho  (and nelly-flitting) psycho-cowboy
>>>>> flick,
>>>>> but it’s so overladen at every turn with butt-nekid barebacked tropes
>>>>> and a
>>>>> Tennessee Williams menagerie of brooding misunderstood and alcoholic
>>>>> souls
>>>>> just a lick-shy and another minor-chord symphony away from
>>>>> boot-scooting
>>>>> bliss, I could scarcely believe it was on my TV!!!  Both the NYT’s
>>>>> Manola
>>>>> Dargis and Roger Ebert gobbled it right up,  but I’m sure it’s really
>>>>> destined for midnight roundups at campy clubhouses.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.netflix.com/title/81127997
>>>>> --
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>>>>>
>>>>