Communion (1976)

Also Known As:  Alice, Sweet Alice Allied Artists Pictures Starring: Alphonso DeNoble, Paula Sheppard Directed by: Alfred Sole Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A young girl named Alice (Paula Sheppard) is the prime suspect when her sister is murdered at her first communion and her mother (Linda Miller) […]

Lightning Strikes Twice (1934)

RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Ben Lyon, Richard ‘Skeets’ Gallagher Directed by: Ben Holmes Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A madcap comedy in which things go awry for an engaged couple when a murder supposedly takes place while the fan dancer and her husband from the bachelor party the […]

Cradle Robbers (1924)

Hal Roach Studios Starring: Joe Cobb, Mickey Daniels, Jackie Condon Directed by: Mark Goldaine, Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: After being saddled down babysitting their baby brothers and sister, the Gang are inspired to put on their own baby show. Purr Blur: The baby show is held in a barn where the upper area is set aside for baby animals. […]

Scent of a Woman (1992)

Universal Pictures Starring: Al Pacino, Chris O’Donnell, Sally Murphy Directed by: Martin Brest Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Charlie Simms (Chris O’Donnell) is a prep school student on scholarship who takes a job caretaking for a blind veteran over Thanksgiving weekend to earn some extra money.  But Lieutenant […]

The Bodega – “InstaCat”

Original Air Date: July 23, 2015 Starring: Samuel Gomez, Johnny Rivera, Steven LaChioma Directed by: Edward Butler, Todd Pellegrino Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Jose (Johnny Rivera) takes credit for being the comedian behind Bodega Cat’s Instagram fame only to have the truth come out in an unusual way. […]

Feline Frame Up (1954)

Warner Bros. Starring: Mel Blanc Directed by: Chuck Jones Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Claude the Cat takes pleasure in pushing around poor little Pussyfoot, but Marc Antony the bulldog is ready to defend the kitten even if it costs him his place in the house. Cartoon Cats: This […]

Chili and Chills (1932)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Narrated by: Paul Girard Smith Directed by: Harold Austin Synopsis: This short from the MGM Oddity series shows a man and wife couple driving into Mexico where they visit a Russian village, watch tortoises fighting and encounter a rattlesnake. Kitty Cameo: After the couple pitches their tent in the middle of nowhere and use a rope laid […]

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)

Paramount Pictures Starring: Fredric March, Holmes Herbert Directed by: Rouben Mamoulian Synopsis: The genial and humanitarian Dr. Jekyll (Fredric March) attempts to discover a means to separate a man’s good side from its evil side and succeeds all too well, running amok as the sinister Mr. Hyde. Purr Blur: In one scene, Dr. Jekyll and his colleague, Dr. Lanyon […]

Country Life (1994)

Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC) Starring: Sam Neill, Greta Scacchi Directed by: Michael Blakemore Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An adaptation of Chekhov’s play Uncle Vanya set in 1920’s Australia.  The Voysey family anticipate the return of London theater critic Alexander (Michael Blakemore) to their rural farm and […]

Sberné surovosti (1965)

English Title: The Junk Shop Filmové studio Barrandov Starring: Václav Halama, Frantisek Ketzek Directed by: Juraj Herz Synopsis: A surreal comedy short focusing on a junk shop (or rather a recycling center) in which an eclectic group of characters interact. Purr Blurs: At one point in the film, the Chief (Frantisek Ketzek) is seen arguing with the local animal control […]