9 new trailers you should watch this week

I’m not a huge fan of Wes Anderson’s earlier movies, but I’ve really enjoyed his last few — and Isle of Dogs was no exception. While I wouldn’t say it was among the deeper or more emotional movies I’ve seen this year, it was a pretty relentlessly fun and joyous experience.

But there is still plenty of room for criticism, as has been evident if you’ve read anything about the film. One thing I found odd was that nearly all the dogs were male, despite having a literal island full of them, and that human gender norms fully translated to its fantasy canine world.

Of course, the big question around the movie was how it used Japanese culture to tell a story primarily written by white Americans and starring English-speaking dogs. There have been...

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