From Nature Documentarian Andy Mitchell, two self-recommending dives (less deep than advertised) into old news about dogs (they’re basically socialized wolves) and cats (newer to mankind, entering as rodent hunters with the rise of crop cultivation*), along with a few dollops of recent research on how our favorite house guests figure things out within instinctual reactions. But what really makes this pair of films such adorable fun comes in how their filmic personality mirrors the species they’re exploring. So, MIND OF A DOG is goal-oriented, cresting with teary epiphanies (who makes the cut to be a service animal*) while the cat profiles remain intensely unknowable . . . and unaccountably hilarious. Dogs thrilled to be let into your life; cats pleasantly surprised to find you’re occasionally useful. Each a little over an hour; each pleasant company. But unlike even the most ordinary cat, not a living work of art.
SCREWY THOUGHT OF THE DAY: *The weirdest ‘new’ discovery about cats comes from Japan where a professional cat lady (to use the new J.D. Vance scientific terminology) has discovered feline nationalistic variances.
ATTENTION MUST BE PAID: *The adoption 'graduation' ceremonies between successfully trained service dogs and their new human matches is emotionally topped by the brief farewells for the dogs and their foster family. (Bring your handkerchiefs.)
(Self-evident) DOUBLE-BILL: See Title!
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