Netflix- The Power of the Dog

[David Morris]

And so many great actors these days are being wasted on mediocre “original”
films on Netflix or Amazon..

I think the age of golden non-network streaming is almost over now.

Power of Dog’s Cumbersome character keeps lionizing  long gone “Cowboy
Jack,” his mentor, uggh.   And that becomes such a cliche joke.  Those
naked cowboys didn’t look repressed, because I guess the gay cowboy was
afraid he might spring wood if he didn’t go off alone to get naked.
Campion definitely made a dog.

On Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 11:35 PM Lealdo de Góis Andrade <
lealdo.gois.andrade at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>>>>>>
>>>>>