A Dog's Perfect Christmas: we go deep on Netflix's Christmas canine treat

A dog is, of course, for life and not just for Christmas, but they are also for Christmas in the latest Netflix seasonal offering. Based on the bestselling book by W. Bruce Cameron, this is A Dog's Perfect Christmas, and it's about a dog called Winstead, voiced by Thomas Haden Church, and the family who can't hear him because they're distracted by their own drama. Or something like that. Joining me to discuss it is film critic Clarisse Loughrey, and somehow we manage to draw comparisons between this inoffensive family film and Clayface, Godzilla Minus Zero, Primetime and Venom. Look, it will all make sense. Probably. Apologies for some sound issues on this one, which I have tried to minimise but which may still exist especially if you're listening on headphones. Our environment for this recording was unexpectedly noisy; it won't happen again. You can find Clarisse on Instagram @clarisseloughrey, and fortnightly on the Fade To Black podcast. For more from Helen, you can find her on Bluesky @HelenLOHara, or at helenohara.com. Her latest books, A Quentin Tarantino Dictionary and 50 Film Ideas You Really Need To Know, are on sale now in all good bookshops or online, and Women Vs Hollywood: The Fall And Rise Of Women In Film, remains on sale. This podcast is produced and edited by Helen O'Hara with Stripped Media. For more on this podcast and others produced by Stripped Media, please visit stripped.media or email [email protected]. If you enjoyed this podcast please leave a shiny five star review on your podcast platform of choice; it really does help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices