When the Bough Breaks (2016)

Screen Gems Starring: Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Jaz Sinclair Directed by: Jon Cassar Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: John and Laura Taylor (Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall) have one last chance at having a baby via a surrogate, but their choice in Anna Walsh (Jaz Sinclair) turns deadly. Featured […]

Jungle Cat (1960)

Walt Disney Productions Narrated by: Winston Hibler Directed by: James Algar Synopsis: A Disney True Life Adventures documentary about the lives of spotted jaguars and other animals in the Brazilian rain forest. Kitty Cameo: The film starts with talk of man’s relationship with cats. A Siamese cat is seen in a back yard setting. The cat is shown prowling, […]

Lady in the Water (2006)

Warner Bros. Starring: Paul Giamatti, Mary Beth Hurt Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan Synopsis: Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti) is surprised when a beautiful naked woman named Story (Bryce Dallas Howard) suddenly appears in the swimming pool. Kitty Cameo: Cleveland visits various tenants as he tries to piece together the truth about Stormy. One such tenant is […]

Factory Girl (2006)

The Weinstein Company Starring: Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce Directed by: George Hickenlooper Synopsis: A look at the career of socialite Edie Sedgewick (Sienna Miller) who gained fame through her dealings with artist Andy Warhol (Guy Pearce). Purr Blur: In one scene Edie joins Andy for dinner at his mother’s (Beth Grant) house. As they take the dishes into the […]

Doppelganger (1993)

Incorporated Television Company (ITC) Starring: Drew Barrymore, George Newbern Directed by: Avi Nesher Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An aspiring Hollywood writer named Patrick Highsmith (George Newbern) rents a room in his apartment to an unusual girl named Holly Gooding (Drew Barrymore) who claims she is being stalked […]

Return to Glennascaul (1953)

Dublin Gate Theatre Starring: Orson Welles, Michael Laurence Directed by: Hilton Edwards Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An Irish ghost story is brought to life when a stranded motorist named Sean Merriman (Michael Laurence) relates an eerie tale to Orson Welles. Kitty Cameo: Sean explains about going to the […]

Our Miss Brooks – “Cure That Habit”

Original Air Date: June 12, 1953 Starring: Eve Arden, Richard Crenna, Robert Rockwell Directed by: Al Lewis Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Walter Denton (Richard Crenna) pulls a trick on Principal Conklin (Gale Gordon) which brings the man’s sobriety into question on a day when a frog, a snake and […]

Fin ‘n Catty (1943)

Warner Bros. Narrated by: Robert C. Bruce Directed by: Chuck Jones Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A goldfish finds himself being chased by a cat who hates water. Cartoon Cat: The black and white cat in this short is designed like other Looney Tunes cats but appears to be […]

Dogs is Dogs (1931)

Hal Roach Studios Starring: Bobby ‘Wheezer’ Hutchins, Blanche Payson Directed by: Robert McGowan Synopsis: Wheezer (Bobby Hutchins) and his sister Dorothy (Dorothy DeBorba) are stuck living with a mean stepmother (Blanche Payson) and her bratty son Spud (Sherwood Bailey), who tries to get Pete the Pup taken away from them. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The tabby cat which has […]

The Spirit (2008)

Lionsgate Starring: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson Also Starring:  Arthur, Sammy, Spirit, Stewie Directed by: Frank Miller Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the comic book series by Will Eisner. Rookie police officer Denny Colt (Gabriel Macht) is killed and returns as The Spirit to […]