Things are about to get rough for the Ramblin boys as Lasse Hallstrom’s 2017 adaptation of A DOG’S PURPOSE fetches us its lead and demands to be taken for a walk. Joining us as we unpack the tenets of doggie cinema, weigh up the value of Josh Gad’s voiceover and stare the film’s emotional manipulations in the face is Fandomentals’ Harley Mumford, longtime dog-haver and self-professed easy-mark for this type of thing. Lots of bark, a little bite and a surprising amount of impressions ensue.

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Ramblin is created and produced by Andrew Gaudion and Joshua Glenn. A special thanks as always to Emily Tatham for the artwork, and Robert J. Hunter & Greg Sheffield for the theme music.