The Blue Knight (1973)

The Blue Knight (1973)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Robert Butler Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Approaching his fiftieth year, weary streetwise cop Bumper Morgan (William Holden) has been pounding the L.A. beat for close to two decades and feels the weight of each one of his years. He’s […]

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 Captain is a Lady (1940)

The Captain is a Lady (1940)

Directed by: Robert B. Sinclair Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Captain Abe Peabody (Charles Coburn) loses his house due to bad investments. When his wife (Beulah Bondi) moves into a retirement home for women, he is invited to move in as well. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): […]

The Child (1977)

The Child (1977)

Directed by: Robert Voskanian This review contains an Implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A young woman named Alicianne (Laurel Barnett) takes a job as a nanny to a motherless little girl named Rosalie (Rosalie Cole) who has some very unusual friends […]

Saturnin, le poète (1954)

Saturnin, le poète (1954)

English Title: Sebastian the Scatterbrain Directed by: Jean Tourane Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of animals live peacefully in the woods until a family of ducks camp in the area and a duckling named Saturnin gets lost. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Included among […]

Jonathan Creek – “The Problem at Gallows Gate, Part 1”

Jonathan Creek – “The Problem at Gallows Gate, Part 1”

by Mark Murton Original Air Date: February 14, 1998 Directed by: Keith Washington Synopsis: A wealthy, young eccentric commits suicide by jumping off a balcony after discovering his girlfriend Felicity (Annabel Mullion) with someone else, but three weeks later the same man is seemingly witnessed strangling his ex-girlfriend in her house. Jonathan (Alan Davies) needs […]

Forever’s Gonna Start Tonight (2011)

Forever’s Gonna Start Tonight (2011)

Directed by: Eliza Hittman This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sonya (Viktoria Vinyarska), a teenaged girl living in Brooklyn with her father (Mike Pikeman) and his menagerie of cats, finds herself facing difficult choices to protect him. Cat […]

Sara (1986)

Sara (1986)

Music Artist: Starship Directed by: Francis Delia Synopsis: A music video for the Starship song includes modern sequences with actress Rebecca De Mornay as girlfriend Sara and flashback sequences of the dustbowl with a doomed mother also named Sara. Purr Blur: In the beginning of the video in the dustbowl segment, a man wearing a […]

An Unusual Friendship (1955)

An Unusual Friendship (1955)

Reuters / British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage of a collection of friendly pets in Berlin, Germany. Reality Cats: The pets of Mrs. Meier are seen sitting on a table with her as she makes a phone call. They include a tabby kitten, a parakeet and a puppy. The tabby kitten and a black kitten are […]

Batman – “The Purr-fect Crime” / “Better Luck Next Time”

Batman – “The Purr-fect Crime” / “Better Luck Next Time”

by Ted Davis Original Air Dates: March 16, 1966 / March 17, 1966 Directed by: James Sheldon Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for these episodes! Synopsis: In this two-part episode, the malign and magnificent Catwoman (Julie Newmar) makes her first appearance on the series, and enacts a deliciously devious […]