Mars Needs Moms (2011)

Mars Needs Moms (2011)

Directed by: Simon Wells Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the book by Berkeley Breathed. A boy named Milo (acted by Seth Green and voiced by Seth Dusky) is frustrated with his mother (voiced by Joan Cusack) but rushes to her rescue when she […]

House of Mortal Sin (1976)

House of Mortal Sin (1976)

by Mark Murton Also Known As: The Confessional; The Confessional Murders (video title) Directed by: Pete Walker Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A sexually frustrated priest, Father Xavier Meldrum (Anthony Sharp), develops an unhealthy obsession with young Jenny Welch (Susan Penhaligon) after she visits his […]

Jeeves and Wooster – “Jeeves Saves the Cow-Creamer”

Jeeves and Wooster – “Jeeves Saves the Cow-Creamer”

by Ted Davis Episode Also Known As: The Silver Jug Original Air Date: April 14, 1991 Directed by: Simon Langton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Once again, good-natured Bertie Wooster (Hugh Laurie) is set upon by one of his numerous relatives, in this instance his not […]

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 […]

Pinocchio (2022)

Pinocchio (2022)

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A live-action / computer animated update of the Disney film in which a woodcarver named Geppetto (Tom Hanks) wishes that the puppet he has created could be a real boy. Cartoon Cats: As in the original […]

Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940)

Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940)

Review by Ted DavisBehind the Scenes by Linda Kay Starring: Yehudi Directed by: Arthur Lubin This review contains a mild Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Radio writer Sally Ambler (Wendy Barrie) travels back to Wisteria Hall, the old family mansion outside of […]

Rumpole of the Bailey – “Rumpole and the Show Folk”

Rumpole of the Bailey – “Rumpole and the Show Folk”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: June 12, 1979 Directed by: Peter Hammond Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Acerbic and aging, beleaguered quotation-spewing barrister Horace Rumpole (Leo McKern) travels again from London, this time to the Northern Circuit in order to defend local actress Maggie Hartley […]

The Yangtse Incident (1957)

The Yangtse Incident (1957)

Also Known As: Battle Hell Directed by: Michael Anderson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A recounting of the incident in which the H.M.S. Amethyst was shelled and trapped on the Yangtse river, caught in the midst of the Chinese Civil War. Kitty Cameo: The ship’s […]

Ooh . . . You Are Awful (1972)

Ooh . . . You Are Awful (1972)

Also Known As: Get Charlie Tully Directed by: Cliff Owen Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Conmen Charley Tully (Dick Emery) and his partner Reggie Peek (Ronald Fraser) bite off more than they can chew when they steal a large amount of money from the wrong […]

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 […]