The Sheep Detectives (2026)
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Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we're checking out The Sheep Detectives (2026), a family mystery comedy directed by Kyle Balda. Craig Mazin adapted the film from Leonie Swann's novel Three Bags Full. Hugh Jackman stars as George Hardy, a shepherd who spends his evenings reading murder mysteries to his flock. When George dies under suspicious circumstances, the sheep decide they've heard enough detective stories to solve the case themselves, with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, and Chris O'Dowd among the voices bringing the flock to life. The conversation gets into how a movie about talking sheep manages to play surprisingly straight as a cozy mystery, while still feeling like the kind of family film that might have appeared in the 1990s. Some of the smallest background jokes end up getting a lot of attention, including Randy's growing confusion over why one tiny town has so many neon signs. The episode also wanders into the movie's more thoughtful side and the question of how something this silly managed to hit Randy in the feels.
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