The Spider and the Fly (1949)

The Spider and the Fly (1949)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Robert Hamer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In 1913 pre-WWI France, Fernand Maubert (Eric Portman), rigid and conservative chief of police, is frustrated by his inability to permanently curtail the larcenous activities of master burglar Philippe Lodocq (Guy Rolfe), whose […]

Wild Rovers (1971)

Wild Rovers (1971)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Blake Edwards Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Director Blake Edwards’ heavily contrived yet sincere elegy for the old American West, its passing symbolized in the characters of weathered and amiable Ross Bodine (William Holden) and young and eager Frank Post […]

The Deadly Spawn (1983)

The Deadly Spawn (1983)

Directed by: Douglas McKeown Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An overly ravenous alien creature lands on Earth and settles into a remote house to start spawning while eating all the human occupants. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After a male house occupant named Sam is eaten […]

How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955)

How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955)

by Brian H. Directed by: Nunnally Johnson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Stormy Tornado (Betty Grable) and Curly Flagg (Sheree North) are two San Francisco showgirls who witness the shooting murder of another showgirl, flee the city, and hide out at a small college fraternity […]

Chernobyl – “1:23:45” and “The Happiness of All Mankind”

Chernobyl – “1:23:45” and “The Happiness of All Mankind”

by Mark Murton Original Air Dates: May 6 and May 27, 2019 Starring: Tinkerbell Directed by: Johan Renck This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this series. Synopsis: On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union suffered a […]

The Cuckoo Clock (1950)

The Cuckoo Clock (1950)

Directed by: Tex Avery This review contains numerous Cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A black and white cat is driven mad by the incessant noise of a cuckoo clock and sets out to kill the cuckoo with disastrous results. Cartoon Cat: At […]

Strays (1991)

Strays (1991)

Starring: Monty, S.H. III Directed by: John McPherson This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Paul (Timothy Busfield) and Lindsey Jarrett (Kathleen Quinlan) and their daughter Tessa (Jessica Lilley) move to a country home to get away from big city […]