A Mighty Whiff: Christopher Guest’s Mascots

MascotsDirected by Christopher GuestNow streaming on Netflix
Mounting a parody of the dryly amusing, humane mock-documentaries made by Christopher Guest movies seems like a fool’s errand best left to YouTubers. And yet Mascots, made by Guest himself, feels a bit like a parody of the Guest formula. Once again, a group of lovable and/or funny weirdos on the fringes of the performing arts—here sports team mascots, rather than local theater folk or folk singers or show-dog owners or Osc