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Daily Mail
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Netflix fans blown away by 'masterpiece' Western film with 'career best' performances from A-list cast - as revenge twist leaves them 'shaken'
Netflix fans have been blown away by a Western film which has been hailed as a 'masterpiece'. The Power Of The Dog, which is based on the 1967 novel and released in 2021, delivers a heartbreaking story of two Burbank brothers, Phil and George. Set against the western backdrop of 1920s Montana, the pair of cowboys manage their family's ranch until one of them falls in love and sets off a chain of event. Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Phil, the brutal sibling that hopes to destroy his brothers newfound family and his relationship. Phil develops a strong disliking towards his brother's wife and son, as he uses rough ways to provoke and disturb them. The Power Of The Dog's ensemble also includes Thomasin McKenzie, Frances Conroy, Keith Carradine, Peter Carroll, and Adam Beach, among others. A Rotten Tomatoes review states: 'This movie may be hard to watch at times, but it is worth it. 'Great atmosphere, an incredibly compelling story, amazing acting and characters that are genuinely interesting and multidimensional. 'The Power Of The Dog had me emotionally invested and left me shaken. Definitely recommend this movie.' The film made history as it became the first directed by a woman to secure over 10 Oscar nods, with a whooping 12 at the 94th Academy Awards. Jane Chapman won the Best Director at the Oscars, and had wins at the BAFTA and Golden Globe ceremonies the same year. The Netflix hit has earned high praise across the board for its quietly intense drama. One critic said: 'An exacting drama about masculinity, toxic and otherwise... The strong performances and the striking visual style make this a potent piece of filmmaking.' A second echoed: 'The Power Of The Dog builds tremendous force, gaining its momentum through the harmonious discord of its performances, the nervous rhythms of Jonny Greenwood's score and the grandeur of its visuals.' 'Jane Campion's eighth feature film, her first in 12 years, The Power Of The Dog reconfirms the director as a powerful force in contemporary cinema,' a third said. However, some critics believed the film lacked action and was sometimes 'very slow'. A review states: 'Decent story with a slow pace and an unsettling subtext that slowly creeps up on you until it unfolds into something sinister.' Others said the storytelling wasn't quite worth the wait. They explained: 'Very slow movie. You keep waiting for something to happen. 'Interesting ending and story. I'm just not sure if it was worth sitting through.'
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Wait goes on for first non-white winner of best actress Bafta
Mikey Madison's Bafta success means the wait goes on for the first ever non-white winner of the award for best actress. Two of the six nominees in the category this year were from an ethnic minority background: Cynthia Erivo, for the musical fantasy Wicked, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste, for the drama Hard Truths. Both lost out to Mikey Madison, who won for her role in the comedy drama Anora. The Bafta for best actress has now been given to a white performer 57 years in a row, since the category was first introduced in 1969. By contrast, there have been six non-white winners of the best actor award, most recently Will Smith in 2022 for the film King Richard, and five non-white winners of best supporting actor, such as Daniel Kaluuya in 2021 for Judas & the Black Messiah. The most diverse roll call is in the category for best supporting actress, which has seen nine non-white winners since 1969, including Da'Vine Joy Randolph last year for The Holdovers, and Zoe Saldana this year for the musical crime film Emilia Perez. Across the four acting categories, non-white performers made up just five of the 24 nominees, or 21%, down from 25% last year and 38% in 2023, and well below the record 67% in 2021. But although the proportion of non-white nominees fell this year, it was still higher than the average since 2000 (13%) and an improvement on the 2020 list, when every acting nominee was white. Elsewhere at Sunday night's awards, Coralie Fargeat missed out on the chance to become only the fourth ever female winner of the Bafta for best director. She was the sole woman on the list of nominees, for her body horror film The Substance, but lost to Brady Corbet for his epic period drama The Brutalist. There remain just three female winners of the best director award in Bafta history: Kathryn Bigelow (for The Hurt Locker in 2010), Chloe Zhao (Nomadland in 2021) and Jane Campion (The Power Of The Dog in 2022). Female directors overlooked this year included Alice Rohrwacher, for the period drama La Chimera; Ellen Kuras, for the biographical epic Lee; and Nora Fingscheidt, for the low-key drama The Outrun. No women were nominated this year for best cinematography, as was the case in 2024. In the preceding two years there was only one female on the list of nominees, Mandy Walker in 2023 (Elvis) and Ari Wenger in 2022 (The Power Of The Dog), neither of whom won, meaning this award has only ever been given to a man.
