Eagles Over London (1969)

Eagles Over London (1969)

by Mark Murton Original Title: La battaglia d’Inghilterra Directed by: Enzo G. Castellari Synopsis: During the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation, a team of German saboteurs assume the identities of dead British soldiers and are transported to England with the objective of crippling British air defenses by destroying radar stations. Purr Blurs: As the soldiers join the […]

Crutch (2021)

Crutch (2021)

Music Artist: Band of Horses Directed by: Ben Fee Synopsis: The faces of the band’s members are superimposed on cats and dolls in a room full of kitties. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Numerous cats are featured in the video, many of them playing with balls of yarn and dolls. The band’s faces are sometimes superimposed […]

Blood Orange (1953)

Blood Orange (1953)

by Mark Murton Also Known As: Three Stops to Murder Directed by: Terence Fisher Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Discharged by his employer, a private eye, Tom Conway (Tom Conway) stays on the case of a jewel theft at a London fashion house after a […]

Penny and the Pownall Case (1948)

Penny and the Pownall Case (1948)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Slim Hand Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Penny Justin (Peggy Evans) and Molly James (an almost unrecognizable brunette Diana Dors) are flatmates. Penny is an artist’s model, who spends a significant amount of time in her underclothes and other revealing […]

Another Photographic Marvel (1933)

Another Photographic Marvel (1933)

Pathétone Weekly Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows examples of a new high-speed camera which captures super slow motion. Reality Cats: Of course one of the demonstrations is of a cat turning in midair to land on its feet. At least in this experiment the cats are only dropped a short distance. The first is a bicolor […]

Patrick (2018)

Patrick (2018)

by Mark Murton Also Known As: Patrick the Pug Director: Mandie Fletcher Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film. Synopsis: Teacher Sarah Francis (Beattie Edmondson) is a young woman whose life is a bit of a mess. The last thing she needs is someone else to look after. […]

Perry Mason – “The Case of the Grumbling Grandfather”

Perry Mason – “The Case of the Grumbling Grandfather”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: May 27, 1961 Directed by: Bernard L. Kowalski Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Young and credulous David Gideon (Karl Held) is romantically involved with the experienced and wily Dorine Hopkins (Patricia Barry), who is married to the obnoxious Tony […]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer – “Life Serial”

Buffy the Vampire Slayer – “Life Serial”

by Mark Murton Original Air Date: October 23, 2001 Directed by: Nick Marck Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Buffy’s powers are tested by Andrew, Jonathan and Warren, who seek to expose and exploit her weaknesses in an effort to destroy her. Kitten Cattle Call: Stressed […]

Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story (2017)

Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story (2017)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Jon Brewer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A well-intentioned but disappointing documentary about the remarkable and multi-talented musician Mick Ronson, perhaps best known as David Bowie’s brilliant guitarist during the early 1970s, which encompassed the Ziggy Stardust era. Reality Cats: […]

Tread Softly Stranger (1958)

Tread Softly Stranger (1958)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Gordon Parry Synopsis: Two small time crook brothers, Johnny (George Baker) and Dave Mansell (Terence Morgan), both in love with the same woman, find themselves in over their heads when one of them kills a night watchman during a robbery. Purr Blur: The robbery goes wrong and while fleeing the […]