11. THE POWER OF THE DOG (2021) dir. Jane Campion

Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch) is an asshole. He's the kind of guy who delights in picking at someone's worst insecurities, like a kid pulling a fly's wing to watch it squirm. Great rancher; he and brother George (Jesse Plemons) have built a strong company together. But God, he's a dick. So what happens when Phil comes across meek widow Rose (Kirsten Dunst) and her gentle, disinterested-in-any-machismo son Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee)? Phil does what he knows best: He picks on them. And when George starts a budding romance with Rose, Phil picks some more. And more. And more. How much can these folks take? That's for "The Power of the Dog" to reveal.---Follow The Movies on ⁠Instagram ⁠& ⁠Letterboxd⁠Financially support the podcast via the ⁠tip jar!