The Nutt House – “Pilot”

The Nutt House – “Pilot”

Original Air Date: September 20, 1989 Directed by: Gary Nelson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: The Nutt House is a New York hotel which has seen better days. The owner, Mrs. Nutt (Cloris Leachman) calls on her ne’re-do-well grandson Charles (Brian McNamara) to come take over […]

Killing Eve – “Just Dunk Me”

Killing Eve – “Just Dunk Me”

by Mark Murton Original Air Date: February 27, 2022 Directed by: Stella Corradi This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Eve (Sandra Oh) is on a mission to get revenge against the Twelve, and Villanelle (Jodie Comer), desperate to change, […]

Frightday the 13th (1953)

Frightday the 13th (1953)

Directed by: Izzy Sparber Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: On Frightday the 13th all the ghosts rush out to scare people, but Casper (voiced by Alan Shay) befriends a black kitten instead and tries to help him find good luck. Cartoon Cats: A man is […]

Luck (2022)

Luck (2022)

Directed by: Peggy Holmes Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sam (voiced by Eva Noblezada) is a notoriously unlucky young woman, but that changes when a chance meeting with a polydactyl black cat named Bob (voiced by Simon Pegg) leads her to the Land of Luck. Cartoon […]

Hoodoo Ann (1916)

Hoodoo Ann (1916)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Lloyd Ingraham This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Young Ann (Mae Marsh) has lived in an orphanage since infancy. Unhappy and lonely, Ann is told by the orphanage cook during a palm reading that […]

Smooth Criminal (1988)

Smooth Criminal (1988)

Music Artist: Michael Jackson Directed by: Colin Chilvers Synopsis: A music video for the Michael Jackson song takes place in a speakeasy-style club where Michael and the patrons show off some impressive dance moves. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): As Michael first enters the club, a woman is holding a black cat. The cat shows up […]

La Llorona (1960)

La Llorona (1960)

Directed by: René Cardona Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Felipe (Mauricio Garcés) and Margarita (Luz María Aguilar) get married and have a son, although her Uncle Gerardo (Carlos López Moctezuma) warns them of a curse which may cost their child his life. Cartoon Cats: When […]

Game 6 (2005)

Game 6 (2005)

Starring: Blackie Directed by: Michael Hoffman Synopsis: Playwright Nicky Rogan (Michael Keaton) is worried that vicious Broadway critic Steven Schwimmer (Robert Downey Jr.) is going to tear apart his new work. More importantly, his beloved Red Sox are up against the Mets in game six of the World Series. Kitty Cameo: The eccentric Schwimmer lives […]

Carry On Constable (1960)

Carry On Constable (1960)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Gerald Thomas Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: When a suburban police station is understaffed due to a flu epidemic, three new recruits, straight from training school, are assigned to help out. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Walking the beat near a […]

Little Orvie (1940)

Little Orvie (1940)

Directed by: Ray McCarey This review contains a Mild Kitty Carnage Warning for rough handling! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A precocious boy named Orvie Stone (Johnny Sheffield) has his hopes set on getting a dog for his birthday but his mother (Dorothy Tree) is […]