Duke, a Great Pyrenees, was elected as Mayor of Cormorant in 2015 and remained mayor, getting re-elected every time, until he retired in June 2018. He later passed away in February 2019.

A film without a great deal to say or much narrative gas, “B.B. and the Cormorant” at least has the appeal of its youthful, pessimistic but authentic-feeling outlook. Using a light touch ...