The Mouse-Merized Cat (1946)

The Mouse-Merized Cat (1946)

Directed by: Robert McKimson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Merrie Melodies take-off on Abbott and Costello, two mice named Babbit (voiced by Tedd Pierce) and Catsello (voiced by Mel Blanc) would love to partake in the food of the deli they live in if […]

Eva (2005)

Eva (2005)

Directed by: Gaspar Noé Synopsis: This experimental short film features model Eva Herzigova in a surreal series of sexually suggestive sequences. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Jump past the strobe lights and the swimming pool scene to the four minute mark when a calico kitten steals this short. For the rest of the film, Eva is […]

1BR (2019)

1BR (2019)

Directed by: David Marmor This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sarah (Nicole Brydon Bloom) moves to Los Angeles and finds what appears to be the perfect apartment complex full of friendly neighbors. But there is a dark secret behind […]

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)

Directed by: John Cromwell Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An American boy named Ceddie (Freddie Bartholomew) is shocked to find out he is in fact a British Earl. Kitty Cameo: When Ceddie and his mother (Dolores Costello) travel to England they stop at the cottage […]

West Side Story (2021)

West Side Story (2021)

Directed by: Steven Spielberg Synopsis: A reimagined version of the musical finds love blooming amidst fierce gang rivalry. Purr Blurs: During a morning establishing shot three cats are seen hanging out in an alley. Final Mewsings: Cats are loyal to their own gangs. Relevant Links: To discuss this film and other cats in movies and […]

Nuns on the Run (1990)

Nuns on the Run (1990)

Directed by: Jonathan Lynn Synopsis: Brian (Eric Idle) and Charlie (Robbie Coltrane) are a couple of crooks who two-time their boss when they rob a triad and end up hiding out disguised as nuns. Kitty Cameo: When Brian is waiting for the triad to arrive, the gang’s car is coming up the street. A gray […]

The Rockford Files – “Chicken Little is a Little Chicken”

The Rockford Files – “Chicken Little is a Little Chicken”

Original Air Date: November 14, 1975 Directed by: Lawrence Doheny Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Angel (Stuart Margolin) asks Jim Rockford (James Garner) for help without explaining the whole messy situation in which he is caught up. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Jim’s lawyer, Beth (Gretchen Corbett) […]

Do the Raid (2015)

Do the Raid (2015)

Music Artist: Quintron and Miss Pussycat Synopsis: Quintron teaches a classroom full of puppets as well as Miss Pussycat. Kitty Cameo: At the very beginning of the video Quintron is waking up in bed with a Siamese cat. It’s possible this is Miss Pussycat’s beloved Siamese Coco Puff. Final Mewsings: Cats are our security blankets. […]

Luxury Cats’ Home (1958)

Luxury Cats’ Home (1958)

British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage of a cat hotel in Holyport, Berkshire, England. Reality Cats: Two little girls carry a large brown tabby cat to the hotel. The narrator explains the home, run by Mrs. Mollie Turney, is a place where people leave their pet cats when they go away for a short time, and […]

Do You Know This Voice? (1964)

Do You Know This Voice? (1964)

Directed by: Frank Nesbitt This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: After a kidnapping goes awry, the kidnappers try to silence the only witness who might be able to identify them. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The witness is an older […]