Ever since their lo-fi indie flick The Puffy Chair debuted at Sundance back in 2004, prolific actor/filmmaker brothers Mark and Jay Duplass have enjoyed a largely uninterrupted streak of strong reviews and goodwill from critics and in-the-know audiences. It’s been a blessed decade of positive feedback, which has only made the very polarized reactions to their new animated HBO sitcom Animals all the more astonishing to them. After seven years of writing, directing, and starring in their own films, the Duplasses have shifted their focus to both making television (they have a live action HBO comedy, Togetherness) and producing the work of young up-and-comers (Duplass says they don’t plan on directing another film any time soon).
