'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl' is doggedly delightful

NPR | By Glen Weldon,

Stephen Thompson, Regina G. Barber, Cristina Escobar, Liz Metzger, Hafsa Fathima, Mike Katzif, Jessica Reedy

Published January 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM CST

Ben Whitehead as Wallace in Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. — Ben Whitehead as Wallace in *Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.*

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is the latest film in the beloved stop-motion animation series. This time, clueless inventor Wallace and his long-suffering pooch Gromit are dealing with Wallace's latest invention, a robotic garden gnome. But when an old enemy gets involved, they must face down an army of evil robots and expose the criminal mastermind behind it all.

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Glen Weldon

Glen Weldon is a host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast. He reviews books, movies, comics and more for the NPR Arts Desk.

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Stephen Thompson

Stephen Thompson is a host, writer and reviewer for NPR Music and Pop Culture Happy Hour. He appears frequently on All Songs Considered and NPR newsmagazines.

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Regina G. Barber

Regina G. Barber is a co-host of Short Wave.

Cristina Escobar

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