The twins were split after Dad passed, sending Grace to a pair of swingers—yes, this is a shockingly adult stop-motion movie, likely setting a new rec...
Sarah Snook (of “Succession” fame) delicately voices Grace, who is telling her life story to her favorite pet snail, Sylvia, after the death of the la...
The movie’s quality jumps a lot in the final 15 minutes, when it seems as if it’s reached a very conventional but basically satisfying ending and choo...
As for the fate of the dog: this is a comedy, not a tragedy. Tony is fine at the end. Everybody’s basically fine at the end. I still have my doubts ab...
Still, praise is due Matthew Delimiter’s David, who contacts Walt after seeing the flyer and turns out to have an unnerving, surprising energy and age...
But it’s substantial and thoughtful because of how Walt incarnates a very specific type of existential American dread — the depths of his self-loathin...
None of this mitigates against “Hangdog” as a comedy. Nobody should care if a character is likable or does what they would’ve done in a given situatio...
Even fur-baby fatherhood, really; pets are children, too, of a sort. Walt’s reaction to losing Tony is largely a narcissist’s reaction. He doesn’t wan...
Wendy still loves Walt even though he’s been a disappointment since quitting his job. Do either of them plan on having kids? Walt’s resentment of Tony...
It’s a superior lead performance, fully invested and with a lot of sly shadings. The character is part of a rich tradition of borderline antihero-schm...
