Hi Gang! (1941)

Hi Gang! (1941)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Marcel Varnel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Married reporters, played by real-life couple Bebe Daniels (billed The Liberty Girl) and Ben Lyon (billed Her Other Half), working for rival New York radio networks, engage in cut-throat competition to get the […]

The Silent Playground (1963)

The Silent Playground (1963)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Stanley Goulder Synopsis: Police desperately hunt for psychiatric hospital out-patient Simon Lacey (Roland Curram) who has been unwittingly handing out barbiturates to children as sweets. Purr Blur: As Inspector Duffy (Bernard Archard) and Sgt. Clark (Basil Beale) arrive at Lacey’s home to question his mother (Jean Anderson) as to his […]

Cat Girl (1957)

Cat Girl (1957)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Alfred Shaughnessy Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Beautiful and troubled Leonora Johnson (Barbara Shelley) has a family legacy (i.e. curse) that she’d rather not claim – namely the possibility that she’ll change into a deadly leopard. Slow-witted psychiatrist Dr. Brian […]

Where Have All the People Gone? (1974)

Where Have All the People Gone? (1974)

by Mark Murton Directed by: John Llewellyn Moxey Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: On a camping trip to the California mountains, Steven Anders (Peter Graves) and his two teenage children are exploring a cave when they experience an earthquake. After emerging, they hear from a […]

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)

Directed by: Norman Taurog This review contains a mild Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Craig Gamble (Frankie Avalon) is a woman-loving secret agent on the trail of the notorious Dr. Goldfoot (Vincent Price), a mad scientist who is using voluptuous robots to […]

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 […]