The Pack (2015)

Breakout Movies Starring: Hamish Phillips, Jack Campbell Directed by: Nick Robertson Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A pack of vicious dogs threaten a family stranded in their farm house at their remote sheep station. Kitty Cameo: The woman of the house, Carla (Anna Lise Phillips) runs a small veterinary […]

It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)

Ealing Studios Starring: Googie Withers, Edward Chapman Directed by: Robert Hamer Synopsis: An escaped convict named Tommy Swann (John McCallum) shows up at the home of his former lover Rose (Googie Withers) who is now married and has a family. Purr Blurs: In the opening scene a black cat is seen sitting in front of a gated pub.  A […]

Abductees (1995)

Channel Four Directed by: Paul Vester Synopsis: This short film utilizes interview footage and various animation styles to illustrate several stories about alien abduction. Purr Blur: In one of the filmed interview segments a woman is describing her experience.  A cat crosses between her and the camera and then pokes its head back into the frame as she […]

The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008)

Red Bucket Films Starring: Eleonore Hendricks Directed by: Joshua Safdie Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: This low-budget independent film follows Eléonore (Eleonore Hendricks), a young woman living in New York with a compulsion to steal. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): In one scene Eléonore steals a bag from a man […]

BrainDead – “Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed Electorate”

Original Air Date: July 11, 2016 Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Johnny Ray Gill, Nikki M. James Directed by: Allan Arkush Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Laurel (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Rochelle (Nikki M. James) try to convince Abby to get an MRI (Brooke Bloom) to obtain proof of the screw […]

Something’s Gotta Give (2015)

Music Artist: All Time Low Synopsis: A guy in a french fry suit (Alex Gaskarth) can’t figure out why everyone is afraid of him. Kitty Cameo: At one point in the video the guy in the suit sees a cat and walks toward it (the cat seen from behind is a fake cat). He picks up the cat […]

Cat Village (1966)

British Pathé Synopsis: The focus of this newsreel segment is a village built for stray cats in Heydon, near Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Reality Cats: Several cats are seen living within the wired enclosure which is complete with tiny cat houses and other ammenities, such as milk, food, cat trees, swings, benches and a heated clubhouse.  Not to […]

Batman Returns (1992)

Warner Bros. Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito Directed by: Tim Burton Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An unscrupulous businessman named Max Shreck (Christopher Walken) teams up with the Penguin (Danny DeVito) to carry out a plot to steal all of Gotham City’s power, unless Batman (Michael […]

The L-Shaped Room (1962)

British Lion Film Corporation Starring: Leslie Caron, Cicely Courtneidge Directed by: Bryan Forbes Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jane Fosset (Leslie Caron) is a young French woman who arrives in London poor and pregnant and takes a flat in a seedy building with an interesting collection of characters. […]

Modern Romance (1981)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold Directed by: Albert Brooks Synopsis: Robert Cole (Albert Brooks) is a film editor who tries to handle being in relationship but continuously delves into paranoia and self-doubt. Purr Blur: In one scene Robert drives to an apartment building to pick up a woman he spontaneously asked out.  As he exits the […]