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 […]

Napoleon (1927)

Napoleon (1927)

by Ted Davis Also Known As: Napoleon vu par Abel Gance Directed by: Abel Gance Synopsis: As a serious single-minded boy, Napoleon (Vladimir Roudenko) is consumed by intimations of his monumental destiny, which he begins to realize as a highly ambitious young man (Albert Dieudonné) when, after overcoming numerous and considerable obstacles, he embarks on […]

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: […]

Doctor Who – “Survival”

Doctor Who – “Survival”

by Mark Murton Original Air Date: November 22, 1989 Director: Alan Wareing This review contains a couple of Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains multiple spoilers for this story arc. Synopsis: The Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) takes Ace (Sophie Aldred) back to her home town of Peveril where the disappearance […]

Spellbound (1981)

Spellbound (1981)

Music Artist: Siouxsie and the Banshees Directed by: Clive Richardson Synopsis: This music video finds the band running through the woods accompanied by overlaid imagery. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the promo, Siouxsie Sioux is crawling like a cat under video of a black cat walking. Later a black cat is seen falling in […]

Notes to You (1941)

Notes to You (1941)

Directed by: Friz Freleng This review contains a Cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Porky Pig is desperate for a good night’s sleep but a musical alley cat has other ideas. Cartoon Cat: Right after Porky goes to bed and falls fast […]

No Blood Relation (1932)

No Blood Relation (1932)

Original Title: Nasanunaka Directed by: Mikio Naruse This review contains a Slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Actress Tamae Kiyooka (Yoshiko Okada) returns to Japan after a five year absence hoping to claim her daughter Shigeko (Toshiko Kojima) who only knows her […]

The Big Shot (1931)

The Big Shot (1931)

Directed by: Ralph Murphy, Edward Sedgwick Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Ray Smith (Eddie Quillan) is an ambitious young man who invests, sight unseen, in an auto camp that turns out to be a wreck. Kitty Cameos: As Ray first enters the Blue Bird Auto […]

Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)

Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Max Ophuls Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: At the turn of 19th century Vienna, forlorn beauty Lisa Berndle (Joan Fontaine) writes a last long letter to full-time charming wastrel, part-time concert pianist Stefan Brand (Louis Jordan), documenting her overriding and […]

For My Cat Mieze (2018)

For My Cat Mieze (2018)

Original Title: Para minha gata Mieze Directed by: Wesley Gondim This review contains an implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Veterinarian Francisco (João Campos) finds himself the target of vicious hate crimes but finds a way to get revenge on his tormentors. […]