MI-5 (2015)

Original Title: Spooks: The Greater Good Twentieth Century Fox Starring: Kit Harington, Tuppence Middleton Directed by: Bharat Nalluri Synopsis: Based on the British spy series Spooks, ex-MI-5 agent Will Holloway (Kit Harington) is called upon to return to the fold when his former mentor Harry Pearce (Peter Firth) appears to have gone rogue, working with an enemy terrorist. Purr […]

Another You (1991)

TriStar Pictures Starring: Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder Directed by: Maurice Phillips Synopsis: An ex-con named Eddie (Richard Pryor) is assigned to assist an ex-mental patient named George (Gene Wilder) to rehabilitate back into society but instead the pair are caught up in a con man’s scheme to pass George off as a millionaire. Kitty Carnage Warning! In one scene […]

The Wild Wild West – “The Night of the Dancing Death”

Original Air Date: November 5, 1965 Starring: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Ilse Taurins Directed by: Harvey Hart Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: James T. West (Robert Conrad) and Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin) travel to Albania to try to find the whereabouts of a missing Princess and become the targets of […]

Peter and the Wolf (1946)

Walt Disney Productions Narrated by: Sterling Holloway Directed by: Clyde Geronimi Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: One of the segments from the feature film Make Mine Music, this is the animated telling of the Russian fairy tale set to music written by Sergei Prokofiev.  Peter is a small […]

Dollar Dizzy (1930)

Hal Roach Studios Starring: Charley Chase, Thelma Todd, Edgar Kennedy Directed by: James W. Horne Synopsis: Charley finds out that he has inherited a large fortune and goes on vacation to a hotel where he is beset by gold diggers, only to mistake millionairess Thelma (Todd) for one of his stalkers. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In the beginning of […]

The Black Room (1935)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh Directed by: R. William Neill Synopsis: Twin brothers Gregor and Anton de Berghman (both played by Boris Karloff) are born under a family prophesy which says the younger brother will kill the older in a mysterious black room which is sealed to keep the prediction from coming true. Cat Burglar […]

Grumpier Old Men (1995)

Warner Bros. Starring: Jack Lemmon, Walter Mathau Directed by: Howard Deutch Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis:  Neighbors, friends and sometimes rivals John Gustafson (Jack Lemmon) and Max Goldman (Walter Mathau) are planning the wedding between their kids when Max falls for a new resident in town, the […]

Day of the Badman (1958)

Universal International Pictures (UI) Starring: Fred MacMurray, Robert Foulk Directed by: Harry Keller Synopsis: Judge Jim Scott (Fred MacMurray) faces a difficult decision when he has to sentence a murderer to hang despite the man’s law-disrespecting siblings who threaten the townfolk with violence. Purr Blur: Early in the film Judge Scott walks into the General Store to pick up […]

Swamp Water (1941)

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Starring: Dana Andrews, Anne Baxter, Ward Bond Directed by: Jean Renoir Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A fur trapper named Ben (Dana Andrews) discovers a fugitive living in the Okefenokee Swamp and keeps the man’s secret while falling in love with his daughter. […]

Murder, She Wrote – “Capitol Offense”

Original Air Date: January 6, 1985 Starring: Angela Lansbury, Edie Adams Directed by: John Llewellyn Moxey Synopsis: A Maine Congressman unexpectedly dies of a heart attack and Jessica (Angela Lansbury) is asked to step in to the position for a few weeks when suspicions about the man’s death come to light. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Jessica meets with noted […]