Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog sees the Kiwi director again displaying her under-praised and little-spoken genius.
In the Greek myths, Cassandra, the daughter of King Priam of Troy, was afflicted by the gods with the curse that she would have accurate knowledge of future events but that nobody would ever believe what she said. Scientists in movies are the modern Cassandras.
Back to the Outback is not entirely awful. There is much here that very young children will find enjoyable. The question is, should responsible adults leave them alone to watch it?
