Dreamworks Starring: Chris Rock, Gammy Singer Directed by: Chris Rock Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Washington D.C. alderman Mays Gilliam (Chris Rock) is pegged by a political party as their patsy Presidential contender but he turns the tables on them when he starts to gain popularity. Kitty Cameo: Near […]
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Crime Wave (1953)
Warner Bros. Starring: Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson Directed by: André De Toth Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Ex-con Steve Lacey (Gene Nelson) is called upon by his former prison associates to help them rob a bank and escape to Mexico. Purr Blur: After essentially strong-arming Steve and his wife […]
Heart Condition (1990)
New Line Cinema Starring: Bob Hoskins, Denzel Washington Also Starring: Felix, Max Directed by: James D. Parriott Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Racist cop Jack Moony (Bob Hoskins) is shocked to become the donor recipient of black lawyer Napoleon Stone’s (Denzel Washington) heart and even more surprised when […]
Britannia – “Episode #1.1”
Original Air Date: January 26, 2018 Starring: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Nikolaj Lie Kaas Directed by: Metin Hüseyin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: The Romans return to Britannia with conquering on their minds and the Druids are taken by surprise at their vicious attack. Kitty Cameo: After Cait (Eleanor Worthington-Cox) escapes the Roman […]
Noah Put the Cat Out (1922)
Herbert M. Dawley Production Directed by: Tony Sarg Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: One of Tony Sarg’s Almanac shorts animated using cutouts in which Noah deals with a cantankerous cat on board the Ark. Cartoon Cats: The film begins with different animals boarding the ark, including a pair […]
Robinson Crusoe (1927)
M. A. Wetherell Productions Starring: M.A. Wetherell Directed by: M.A. Wetherell Synopsis: Based on the novel by Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe (M.A. Wetherell) finds himself shipwrecked on a deserted island and has to learn to survive. Kitty Cameos: After being shipwrecked, Crusoe spots the ship off shore and is able to retrieve much needed supplies. On a makeshift raft […]
Street Scene (1931)
The Samuel Goldwyn Company Starring: Sylvia Sidney, William Collier Jr. Directed by: King Vidor Synopsis: Based on the play by Elmer Rice, a day in the lives of several families living in a Hell’s Kitchen tenement boils into intense drama. Kitty Cameos: The film opens on a sweltering day in New York. Children are playing in the water from […]
Osôshiki (1984)
English Title: The Funeral Itami Productions Starring: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto Directed by: Jûzô Itami Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Upon learning of the death of her father, actress Chizuko Amamiya (Nobuko Miyamoto) and her actor husband Wabisuke Inoue (Tsutomu Yamazaki) arrange the funeral to be held in their […]
Blue Bloods – “My Aim is True”
Original Air Date: May 11, 2018 Starring: Will Estes, Vanessa Ray Directed by: David Barrett Synopsis: A series of drive-by shootings begin after six wrongly accused men are released from prison. Purr Blur: In one scene Officers Jamie Reagan (Will Estes) and Eddie Janko (Vanessa Ray) are walking towards a building. In the background a tabby cat runs down the […]
Frankenstein: The True Story (1973)
Universal Pictures Starring: Jane Seymour, Nicola Pagett Directed by: Jack Smight Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In this slightly more accurate representation of the original story by Mary Shelley, Dr. Victor Frankenstein (Leonard Whiting) brings life to a creature of his own making (Michael Sarrazin) only to come […]
