Film: Campion explores new territory with tense, lowering Western
Jane Campion returns with her first film in 12 years, a shifting, layered and ambiguous Western
The Power of the Dog
Directed by Jane Campion
Netflix, 12
Rating: ****
C’mon C’mon
Directed by Mike Mills
Selected, 15A
Rating: ****
Every bit as elusive and mysterious as its title, The Power of the Dog is Jane Campion’s first film for 12 years. It’s also a real departure for the New Zealand writer and director, a slow-burning Western set in the desolate plains of 1925 Montana during that liminal crossover period between the ...