Animal Sanctuary (1956)

Animal Sanctuary (1956)

British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage of cats, dogs and horses at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary in Dorset, England Reality Cats: This newsreel includes wonderful footage of some of the 84 cats fed and cared for at the sanctuary. The sanctuary was founded in 1939 by the late Duchess of Hamilton during World War II as […]

Antropophagus (1980)

Antropophagus (1980)

Also Known As: Anthropophagus: The Grim Reaper; The Savage Island Directed by: Joe D’Amato Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of friends and a woman named Julie (Tisa Farrow) they pick up along the way find themselves stalked by a cannibalistic killer on an […]

Repast (1951)

Repast (1951)

Original Title: Meshi Directed by: Mikio Naruse This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Michiyo Okamoto (Setsuko Hara) is an unhappy housewife living with her husband Hatsunosuke (Ken Uehara) is a quiet part of Osaka. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): […]

Gas Food Lodging (1992)

Gas Food Lodging (1992)

Directed by: Allison Anders Synopsis: A mother raises her two daughters in a trailer home in the New Mexico desert and both of the girls long to escape their dreary existence. Purr Blur: The younger daughter Shade (Fairuza Balk) goes to visit the home of Javier (Jacob Vargas). As she approaches the house, a black […]

House Arrest (1996)

House Arrest (1996)

Directed by: Harry Winer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Upset by the news that their parents are separating, Grover Beindorf (Kyle Howard) and his sister Stacey (Amy Sakasitz) lock them in the basement hoping for a reconciliation. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The Beindorfs own a […]

Columbo – “A Trace of Murder”

Columbo – “A Trace of Murder”

Original Air Date: May 15, 1997 Directed by: Vincent McEveety Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Cathleen (Shera Danese) and her lover Patrick (David Rasche) plan to frame her husband for murder in order to get his money. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Patrick goes to the home […]

The Discontented Canary (1934)

The Discontented Canary (1934)

Directed by: Rudolf Ising This review contains a Cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A caged canary bird longs for freedom but finds the world scarier than he imagined in this MGM Happy Harmonies short. Cartoon Cat: After tricking his elderly owner into […]

The Most Important Person – “Smelling” (1972)

The Most Important Person – “Smelling” (1972)

Synopsis: This episode of the children’s education series focuses on the sense of smell. Cartoon Cat: Fumble and the kids are talking about smelling with a bird whose nest had been on fire. The bird had not been able to smell the smoke because of having a cold. A dog then approaches them and asks […]

The Ghost of St. Michael’s (1941)

The Ghost of St. Michael’s (1941)

Directed by: Marcel Varnel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: School teacher Will Lamb (Will Hay) is hired to work in a haunted Scottish school whose ghost heralds the death of each faculty member by sounding bagpipes. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Late in the film, Lamb […]

Treasure Buddies (2012)

Treasure Buddies (2012)

Directed by: Robert Vince Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A straight-to-video entry in the overdone Air Bud series finds a group of puppies trying to thwart a cat bent on world domination. Featured Feline: The cat in question is a Sphynx named Ubasti (voiced by […]