Director Wes Anderson goes on and off the rails with a sublimely ridiculous Indian odyssey.

A reformed poultry thief gets the trouble-and-strife ball rolling when he reverts to his old ways.

Two young romantics cause much ado when they run away on the New England island of New Penzance.

Tilda Swinton is a decrepit guest. Ralph Fiennes is a fusspot concierge. Frisky puppetmaster Wes Anderson zings their strings. Who and what is not to love?

Set 20 years hence in fictional Megasaki City, Isle of Dogs is director Wes Anderson’s off-centre homage to both Japanese cinema and the pure souls of man’s best friend.