The Power of the Dog leaves a mark

Movie review: The Power of the Dog Jesse Plemons and Benedict Cumberbatch flirt with a cowboy take on Cain and Abel in Jane Campion's dusty, and decidedly lusty, moral fable New on Netflix Power of the Dog (new on Netflix/ select theatrical) - Remember Jane Campion's grand eclat called The Piano back in 1993? It hit some heavy chords with bloody stumps. The movie was as beautiful as it was horrific, and The Power of the Dog is probably the closest Campion has come to matching the throbbing genius of her breakout feature. Based on the 1967 novel by Tom Savage, in addition to the Bible verse Psalm 22:20, The Power of the Dog focuses on two brothers trying to make a life for themselves as ranchers in 1920s Montana. They are the sons of city folk with money, so their life on the ranch has been one that demanded a hands-on education. And they got it, thanks to a cowboy who we only as a ghost named Bronco Henry -- and he haunts the whole film via Benedict Cumberbatch. Deliver my ...