Sister, Sister – “Cheater, Cheater”

Original Air Date: April 15, 1994 Starring: Tia & Tamera Mowry, Jackée Harry, Tim Reid Directed by: Zane Buzby Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: After Tia makes the honor roll, Tamera studies hard to get an ‘A’ on a test but ends up asking Tia to take the test for […]

An Itch in Time (1943)

Warner Bros. Starring: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner Directed by: Robert Clampett Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Elmer Fudd (voiced by Arthur Q. Bryan) notices his dog scatching after being assaulted by a hungry, musical flea and threatens to give him a bath. Cartoon Cat: This is the animated short […]

À propos de Nice (1930)

Pathé-Natan Directed by: Jean Vigo Synopsis: A travelogue-style look at Nice with a satiric bent. Kitty Cameo: Most of the film looks at the travel and party side of Nice, but in a short segment the darker side is seen, including shots of a garbage-filled street.  A cat is seen looking at the camera and then darts away. […]

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Orion Pictures Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins Directed by: Jonathan Demme Synopsis: FBI cadet Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) interviews noted serial killer Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to help the agency catch a sick serial killer named Buffalo Bill. Kitty Cameos: In one scene we see a woman named Catherine Martin (Brooke Smith) returning to her apartment after shopping.  As […]

Mistress America (2015)

Fox Searchlight Pictures Starring: Lola Kirke, Greta Gerwig, Heather Lind Directed by: Noah Baumbach Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Tracy (Lola Kirke) is a college student trying to find her way in the world when she meets her outgoing, gregarious impending stepsister, Brooke (Greta Gerwig) who gives her […]

La notte (1961)

Nepi Film Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A day and night in the lives of writer Giovanni Pontano (Marcello Mastroianni) and his wife Lidia (Jeanne Moreau) who are dealing with the impending death of a friend and feeling introspective […]

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

Fox Searchlight Pictures Starring: Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Nick Offerman Directed by: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Synopsis: Greg (Thomas Mann) and his childhood friend Earl (RJ Cyler) have their movie-centric lives changed when they start to hang out with Rachel (Olivia Cooke), a girl diagnosed with leukemia. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Greg’s father (Nick Offerman) is a lover of cats and […]

My Favorite Martian – “The Man on the Couch”

Original Air Date: November 3, 1963 Starring: Ray Walston, Bill Bixby Also Starring: Orangey (as Rhubarb) Directed by: Sidney Miller Synopsis: Uncle Martin (Ray Walston) zaps himself to the top of a water tower to find some relief from the heat and humidity but when he comes down he finds himself in a psychiatric hospital. Cinema Cat: Orangey would have a […]

Rhubarb (1951)

Paramount Pictures Starring: Ray Milland, Jan Sterling, Gene Lockhart Also Starring:  Orangey Directed by: Arthur Lubin Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the novel by H. Allen Smith.  A feisty, independent feral cat becomes the prized possession of enthusiastic millionaire Thaddeus J. Banner (Gene Lockhart) and ends up […]

Circus Fever (1925)

Hal Roach Studios Starring: Mickey Daniels, Jackie Condon Directed by: Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: Mickey, Jackie and Joe come up with a scheme, pretending to be sick so they can skip school and go to the circus instead. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Early in the short Mickey is seen washing his baby brother in a washtub on the floor […]