—Straysfollows a group of dogs who can talk with the aid of CGI mouth movements. But rather than the usual life-affirming story about the unconditional bond between a dog and its human counterpart, the movie finds the protagonist, a Border Terrier named Reggie, voiced by Will Ferrell, ...
There's almost no CG: 95 percent of the movie is all real dog performance, which was really important to me. I felt like the more real it feels, especially for adult audiences, the less you get pulled out — but also the funnier it becomes. There's moments where Reggie puts his head...
The dog movie is maybe not the most well-respected genre in the history of film, but it’s hard to deny how strong a reaction it provokes from audiences: anyone who didn’t cry watching “Marley and Me” or other sad dog classics is made of pure stone. The appeal of the dog movie...