Review: The Power of the Dog, Wolf, and Try Harder!

Jane Campion brings us Benedict Cumberbatch in chaps in The Power of the Dog. George MacKay channels his inner canis lupus in Wolf. Finally get ready to relive your college admissions trauma through the students of Lowell High in the incredibly watchable Try Harder!.

More about The Power of the Dog:

Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.

Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Kodi Smit-McPhee

More about Wolf:

WOLF is a surreal and mysterious tale of self-discovery. Jacob is convinced that he is a wolf trapped inside a human body and lives his days as he believes a wolf would. When he’s sent to a “curative” clinic for treatment, Jacob is determined to escape his confines – until he meets the beguiling Wildcat. As their relationship deepens, Jacob quickly realizes that he must choose between being himself and staying with the only person who’s ever understood him.

Starring: George MacKay, Lily-Rose Depp, Paddy Considine, Eileen Walsh

More about Try Harder!:

San Francisco’s Lowell High, one of the best public schools in the country, draws high achievers–nearly 70% Asian Americans–from across the city into a fiercely competitive universe. The camera follows seniors through the hallways and into classrooms as the pressure intensifies to impress admissions officers at elite universities with their report cards, test scores, and overall awesomeness. The students proudly own their identity as nerds and tell their stories with candor and humor despite the stress. Will they achieve their dreams? What happens if they fail?