Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

United Artists Corporation Starring: Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray Directed by: Guy Hamilton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: James Bond (Sean Connery) is assigned to track down some international diamond thieves, bringing him into the acquaintance of the beautiful Tiffany Case (Jill St. John) who is his courier […]

The Electric House (1922)

First National Pictures Starring: Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts Directed by: Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton Synopsis: A college graduate with a degree in botany (Buster Keaton) is mistaken for an electrical engineering graduate and hired to electrify a millionaire’s (Joe Roberts) home.  Enchanted by the man’s daughter (Virginia Fox), our hero takes on the challenge […]

Re-Animator (1985)

Empire Pictures Starring: Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton Directed by: Stuart Gordon Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film. Synopsis: Based on the H.P. Lovecraft story but with a lot more campy humor thrown into the mix, the story is about Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott), a medical student working in a […]

Meet the Parents (2000)

Universal Pictures Starring: Ben Stiller, Robert DeNiro, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner Directed by: Jay Roach Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) is a successful male nurse who hopes to become engaged to his beautiful girlfriend, Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo.)  But first he must attend Pam’s sister’s wedding […]

Muriel’s Wedding (1994)

Miramax Films Starring: Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Hunter Directed by: P.J. Hogan Synopsis: This dark comedy from Australia is the story of Muriel Heslop (Toni Collette), a young woman struggling to find acceptance amongst her peers, her family, and most importantly with herself.  Muriel’s life changes when she moves to Sydney with her friend Rhonda (Rachel Griffiths) […]

The Matrix (1999)

Warner Bros. Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss Directed by: The Wachowski Brothers Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a slight spoiler for this movie. Synopsis: The game-changing sci fi classic from The Wachowski Brothers.  Neo (Keanu Reeves) is a computer hacker who is drawn into a dangerous and mysterious world.  Little does he know […]

Bachelor Father – “The Richest Cat”

Original Air Date: April 3, 1962 Starring: John Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran, Sammee Tong, Del Moore Directed by: Earl Bellamy Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Bentley Gregg (John Forsythe), his daughter Kelly (Noreen Corcoran) and their house servant Peter Tong (Sammee Tong) find that a mother cat has strayed into their […]

Theodora Goes Wild (1936)

Columbia Pictures Starring: Irene Dunne, Melvyn Douglas, Elisabeth Risdon, Margaret McWade Directed by: Richard Boleslawski Synopsis: Some of the residents of the small town of Lynnfield are shocked when their local newspaper starts printing the excerpts from a racy new bestseller by a woman named Caroline Adams, little realizing that the name is merely a pseudonym and the […]

Believe It or Not (1932)

Vitaphone Corporation Narrator: Robert L. Ripley Synopsis: This was episode 4 of the second series of Believe It or Not short films released to theaters.  In this episode, little Billy (Billy Hayes) is scolded by his mother for reading a Ripley’s Believe It or Not book instead of doing his homework.  He falls asleep and dreams […]

The House of Seven Corpses (1974)

Television Corporation of America Starring: John Ireland, Faith Domergue, John Carradine Directed by: Paul Harrison Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A hard-boiled director (John Ireland) is struggling to get a low-budget horror movie made on location in a house where seven mysterious deaths have taken place.  Only art […]