Inspector Gadget (1999)

Walt Disney Pictures Starring: Matthew Broderick, Rupert Everett, Mike Hagerty Directed by: David Kellogg Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the popular animated series. John Brown (Matthew Broderick) is a security guard who longs to be a cop and is in love with scientist Brenda (Joely Fisher). […]

Deuces Wild (2002)

CineWild Starring: Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, Fairuza Balk Directed by: Scott Kalvert Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: After losing their younger brother to a drug overdose, Leon (Stephen Dorff) and Bobby (Brad Renfro) use their New York street gang, The Deuces, to keep drugs out of the neighborhood. […]

Madame Secretary – “Extraordinary Hazard”

Original Air Date: April 30, 2017 Starring: Téa Leoni, Tim Daly Directed by: Charlotte Brändström Synopsis: Jay (Sebastian Arcelus) is kidnapped while searching for a smuggling suspect while Henry (Tim Daly) suspects the VFF are planning an attack in Israel. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the episode a Spanish SWAT team is seen breaking into a building. They enter […]

Inspector Gadget – “Gadget in Winterland”

Also Known As: Winter Olympics Original Air Date: September 12, 1983 Starring: Don Adams, Frank Welker Directed by: Bruno Bianchi, Bernard Deyriès, Toshiyuki Hiruma Synopsis: Inspector Gadget (voiced by Don Adams) is a bungling detective with robotic capabilities who is unknowingly aided in solving mysteries by his niece Penny (voiced in this pilot episode by Mona Marshall) and their dog […]

Wiggle Your Ears (1929)

Hal Roach Studios Starring: Harry Spear, Mary Ann Jackson, Jean Darling Directed by: Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: Mary Ann (Jackson) is infatuated with Harry (Spear) because he can wiggle his ears, ignoring the fact that Harry treats her badly and throws her over for Jean (Darling). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The tabby cat which appeared in the Our Gang […]

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Maureen O’Hara Directed by: William Dieterle Synopsis: A notable screen adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel. Quasimodo (Charles Laughton) lives in the bell tower of Notre Dame where he watches the happenings of Paris from afar, but becomes personally involved when the life of the beautiful gypsy Esmerelda (Maureen O’Hara) […]

El crimen del Padre Amaro (2002)

English Title: The Crime of Padre Amaro Alameda Films Starring: Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón, Luisa Huertas Directed by: Carlos Carrera Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Father Amaro (Gael García Bernal) faces various challenges when he is assigned to a small parish church in Los Reyes, Mexico; one […]

Meng long guo jiang (1972)

English Title: The Way of the Dragon Golden Harvest Company Starring: Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris Directed by: Bruce Lee Synopsis: Tang Lung (Bruce Lee) is sent to Rome by his uncle to help protect relatives from having their restaurant forcibly shut down by local thugs. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers!): The climactic fight between Tang Lung and Colt (Chuck Norris) takes […]

Heaven Help Us (1985)

Home Box Office (HBO) Starring: Andrew McCarthy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Donald Sutherland Directed by: Michael Dinner Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Michael Dunn (Andrew McCarthy) is the new student at St. Basil’s Boys’ Prep School where he contends with a sadistic teacher and bullying classmates while falling for […]

The Cure (1995)

Universal Pictures Starring: Brad Renfro, Joseph Mazzello, Annabella Sciorra Directed by: Peter Horton Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Erik (Brad Renfro) is a lone teenager who befriends his neighbor Dexter (Joseph Mazzello), a boy with AIDS, and becomes determined to find a cure for his new friend. Kitty […]