Thanks for playing, I'm really glad you liked it!
I think I squashed both of the bugs you mentioned in the 0.2 release. That update was posted after the Jam ended, so don't count it in your ratings, but do give it a try if you want to experience a more stable version of this game.
It's a lot easier to grab enemies from left or right due to how their colliders are set up. I do have plans to revise the grab mechanics and fine-tune the overall controls in a future release however.
There is a brief section on the game page for some of my future development ideas. If there's anything you'd like to see added in the "full" version of this game, let me know in the comments!