Show Dogs
Even by the low standards of this type of live-action, family friendly comedy, Show Dogs is especially lame.
Allison Shoemaker
Allison Shoemaker is a freelance film and television critic based in Chicago. A member of the Chicago Film Critics Association, Allison's work can be found at The AV Club, Comic Book Resources, and at Consequence of Sound, where she's a Senior Film and Television Writer. You can hear her on the podcasts TV Party, Debating Doctor Who, and Podlander Drunkcast: an Outlander Podcast, and you can heckle her on Twitter @allisonshoe.
Recent Reviews
Outside In
Outside In
(2018)
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