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Doodley

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3. It was a western unlike any other. You didn't know what was happening

Reply to Cheezoholic (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 23, 2022, 06:04 AM

Mar 2022

until the very end, or even why it was called the Power of the Dog. It was an anti-western, turning around western conventions of masculinity. It deconstructed themes that are current today and would be relevant to any western but are never explored. I don't know how different that was to the book, but the storytelling on film was genius.

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Oh my goodness, Power of the Dog on Netflix [View all] Cheezoholic Mar 2022 OP

Yes, this movie is great for so many reasons. Doodley Mar 2022 #1

Wasn't familiar with Savages' book it was based on Cheezoholic Mar 2022 #2

It was a western unlike any other. You didn't know what was happening Doodley Mar 2022 #3

Yup. And as a bonus it upset a lot of bigots. Voltaire2 Mar 2022 #4

Started off slow and proceeded to get slower! Nt USALiberal Mar 2022 #5

I wish I could watch it again intrepidity Mar 2022 #6

No one I know recommended it so it's a hard pass for me. beaglelover Mar 2022 #7

Also, I would add Tick Tick Boom... llmart Mar 2022 #8

We watched it. It was OK. Was not wowed by it or any or the actors in it. beaglelover Mar 2022 #9