A Town Like Alice (1956)

A Town Like Alice (1956)

Directed by: Jack Lee Synopsis: Jean Paget (Virginia McKenna) recalls the trauma of being a prisoner of war in Malaya. Purr Blur: During a sing-along with a group of children, one little boy is holding a sleepy tabby kitten. Final Mewsings: Kittens prefer to sleep through wars and singalongs. Many thanks to Ted Davis for […]

Trade (2007)

Trade (2007)

Directed by: Marco Kreuzpaintner This review contains an Implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A realistically brutal look at sex trafficking into the United States follows a young man named Jorge (Cesar Ramos) who tries to rescue his kidnapped sister with the […]

Babel (2006)

Babel (2006)

Directed by: Alejandro G. Iñárritu Synopsis: A series of stories in four different countries are linked by one shocking event. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The story in Japan follows a hearing impaired teenaged girl named Chieko (Rinko Kikuchi). She lives in a high rise apartment with her father and an adorable white cat with a […]

36 Hours (1953)

36 Hours (1953)

Also Known As: Terror Street Directed by: Montgomery Tully This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a major spoiler for this film! Synopsis: American pilot Major Bill Rogers (Dan Duryea) sneaks into London to find his missing wife only to end up accused of her […]

Bird (1988)

Bird (1988)

Directed by: Clint Eastwood Synopsis: The life story of the great jazz saxophone player Charlie “Bird” Parker (Forest Whitaker). Purr Blur: At one point Parker tours the south with a band that includes Red Rodney (Michael Zelniker). As the band members enter a small motel, the clerk is at the check-in counter with a small […]

Beverly Hills 90210 – “Gypsies, Cramps and Fleas”

Beverly Hills 90210 – “Gypsies, Cramps and Fleas”

Original Air Date: November 1, 1995 Directed by: Burt Brinckerhoff Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A Halloween themed episode covers a party at the Peach Pit while Toni (Rebecca Gayheart) and Dylan (Luke Perry) hand out candy to trick or treaters while working out their problems. […]

Avenging Force (1986)

Avenging Force (1986)

Directed by: Sam Firstenberg Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Former military intelligence man Matt Hunter (Michael Dudikoff) finds himself being hunted like an animal by a group of radicals. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The leader of the radical right wing group is Prof. Elliott Glastenbury […]

Gigolettes (1932)

Gigolettes (1932)

Directed by: Roscoe Arbuckle Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: One of the RKO Gay Girls Comedy shorts. June (MacCloy), Marion (Shilling) and Gertie (Gertrude Short) try to make a go of a run down roadhouse which has a history of being raided for illegal booze. […]

Seventy Deadly Pills (1964)

Seventy Deadly Pills (1964)

Directed by: Pat Jackson Synopsis: The police race against time to find seventy dangerous pills which were found by a group of kids who think they are candy. Kitty Cameos: The kids, who are in a gang called The Rockets, have a secret clubhouse. A young boy named Dickie (Ronnie Johnson) discovers the hideout and […]

Touch and Go (1955)

Touch and Go (1955)

Starring: Sooty Directed by: Michael Truman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jim Fletcher (Jack Hawkin) is a frustrated furniture designer who quits his firm when they refuse to accept his forward-thinking designs and announces he is moving his family to Australia. Featured Feline: The family owns […]