SPOILERS: The Endings of "Passing" and "Power of the Dog"
Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 12:30PM
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by Deborah Lipp

So, the title says “spoilers.” And it says “endings” which makes “spoilers” somewhat redundant. Stop reading now unless you’ve seen both of these movies.

Okay. Coast is clear...

Did I just see the same movie twice?

I saw Passing on Saturday night, and The Power of the Dog on Sunday night. It seems to me that I saw a period piece, set in the 1920s, in which a charismatic but dangerous character forms a homoerotic connection with the other main character, who, in the final moments, kills the dangerous character, making it look like an accident, despite their deep connection, in order to protect their family.

And then the next night, I saw the same thing. 

Did you?

 

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