So You Think You’re Allergic? (1945)

Vitaphone Corporation Narrator: Knox Manning Directed by: Richard L. Bare Synopsis: A Joe McDoakes short comedy about a man who believes he is allergic to everything. Purr Blur: In a segment called “Kachoo’s Who,” one of the allergy culprits is, of course, a cat.  A man is seen sitting in a chair with a cat in his lap, which […]

The Secret of NIMH (1982)

Aurora Starring: Elizabeth Hartman, Dom DeLuise, Derek Jacobi Directed by: Don Bluth Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains slight spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The dark and intense story of a field mouse named Mrs. Brisby (voiced by Elizabeth Hartman) who goes to great lengths to save the lives of her family from a farmer’s tractor. […]

The Washington Masquerade (1932)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Lionel Barrymore, Karen Morley, Diane Sinclair Directed by: Charles Brabin Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains slight spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lawyer Jeff Keane (Lionel Barrymore) sets his sights on a Senate seat in order to replace a crooked incumbent.  Once in Washington, he starts out living by his ideals but then […]

Nekomimi shojo Kiki (2007)

English Title: Cat Girl Kiki Video Audio Project (VAP) Starring: Teruaki Uotani, Yui Kano, Minami Aoyama Directed by: Akiyoshi Sugiura Synopsis: Yoshirou Takagi (Teruaki Uotani) is a reclusive male living a boring life when he happens to find a stray kitten in a cardboard box and brings it to his home.  The next morning he awakens to find the […]

The War of the Roses (1989)

The War of the Roses (1989)

Starring: Tyler Directed by: Danny DeVito This review contains Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A dark comedy in which lawyer Gavin D’Amato (Danny DeVito) tells a prospective client the story of Oliver and Barbara Rose (Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner), a man […]

The Collector (2009)

LD Entertainment Starring: Josh Stewart, William Prael, Diane Ayala Goldner, Karley Scott Collins Also Starring: The Elusive Tommy K Directed by: Marcus Dunstan Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some slight spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Not to be confused with the 1965 Terence Stamp film of the same name (which is excellent despite having no […]

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)

Woodfall Film Productions Starring: Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field, Rachel Roberts Directed by: Karel Reisz Synopsis: The screenplay for this film was adapted by Alan Sillitoe from his own novel.  Arthur Seaton (Albert Finney) is a Nottingham factory worker and an angry young man, frustrated with the working class system which seems to keep him down and fighting […]

Science Friction (1959)

Independent Film Directed by: Stan Vanderbeek Synopsis: Innovative animator Stan Vanderbeek (who was an inspiration to Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam) created this colorful and crazy montage of cut-out images for this zany experimental film. Purr Blur: In a sequence showing various objects being shot into space like rockets, a cat is seen launching as well. Final Mewsings: We […]

Thunderball (1965)

United Artists Corporation Starring: Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi Directed by: Terence Young Synopsis: Once again James Bond (Sean Connery) is up against SPECTRE as the evil organization steals two nuclear bombs from a NATO training exercise and plans to blackmail the United States and Britain into paying £100 million in diamonds. Cinema Cat: The head […]

Caroline in the City – “Pilot”

Original Air Date: September 21, 1995 Starring: Lea Thompson, Eric Lutes, Malcolm Gets, Annie Spadaro Also Starring: Tiki Directed by: James Burrows Synopsis: Caroline Duffy (Lea Thompson) is a successful cartoonist living in New York and her comic strip entitled Caroline in the City is a semi-autobiographical work. In the series pilot Caroline is advertising for a new colorist and […]