Wiener-Dog
2016
***½
Director: Todd Solondz
Cast: Greta Gerwig, Julie Delpy, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn, Kieran Culkin, Tracy Letts, Zosia Mamet, Keaton Nigel Cooke, Clara Mamet, Michael James Shaw
In the recent times, Todd Solondz has moved entirely into anthology films. This darkly comic collection of stories traces a dachshund's journey through four different owners: a boy recovering from cancer, a veterinary assistant, a disillusioned screenwriter, and an elderly woman. Like all of Solondz's work, it is intermittently hilarious, weird, and unsettling. The second half is the stronger one. The overall message could be summed up as "be more positive".
