Bizarre – “The Carson Animal Sketch”

Bizarre – “The Carson Animal Sketch”

Original Air Date: Unknown Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: The Canadian sketch comedy show starring John Byner includes outrageous parodies. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): One sketch is a take-off on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson with Byner impersonating Carson to perfection in one of his […]

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 […]

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 […]

Allen is My Brother (1957)

Allen is My Brother (1957)

Directed by: Gary Goldsmith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An educational film about the difficulties and benefits of dealing with little siblings. Featured Feline: The film begins with a little boy named Allen playing with a small tabby cat named Tiger. Allen’s mother is trying […]

Dead Before Dawn (1993)

Dead Before Dawn (1993)

Directed by: Charles Correll Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A made-for-TV movie based on a true story. Linda DeSilva Edelman (Cheryl Ladd) tries to divorce her abusive husband (Jameson Parker), who in turns hires a hit man to kill her before their court date. Cat Burglar […]

Your Voice (1949)

Your Voice (1949)

Synopsis: An Encyclopedia Britannica educational short about the human voice and how it works. Kitty Cameo: Several different animal voices are presented at the beginning of the film. While most of the film footage and sounds are unexceptional, the quick shot of a tabby kitten trying to climb a window screen, accompanied by the shortest, […]

Cairo Road (1950)

Cairo Road (1950)

by Mark Murton Directed by: David MacDonald Synopsis: Agents of the Egyptian Narcotics Bureau, Colonel Yussef Bey (Eric Portman) and his right-hand man Lieutenant Mourad (Laurence Harvey), clamp down on global hashish smuggling in and around the Suez. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Colonel Bey keeps a tabby kitten in his office which is first seen […]

Adamo ed Eva (1949)

Adamo ed Eva (1949)

English Title: Adam and Eve Directed by: Mario Mattoli This review contains a Slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: A manicurist named Eva (Isa Barzizza) falls for Adamo (Erminio Macario), the owner of the shop where she works. He in turn tells […]

American Honey (2016)

American Honey (2016)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Andrea Arnold Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Troubled 18-year-old Texan runaway Star (Sasha Lane) joins a travelling magazine sales crew and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she and the band […]

The Shock (1923)

The Shock (1923)

Directed by: Lambert Hillyer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Wilse Dilling (Lon Chaney) is a handicapped criminal who reforms when he is sent to a quiet town to work undercover and falls in love with the daughter of his boss’ blackmail target. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): […]