The Retrievers (1982)

The Retrievers (1982)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Elliot Hong Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: “The Company”, an elite team of top-secret mercenaries, discover that former member Danny Burke (Lenard Miller) has written a tell-all book about their dirty dealings and are determined to stop it from getting […]

The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)

The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)

Directed by: Michael Showalter Synopsis: This biopic chronicles the rise and fall of Tammy Faye (Jessica Chastain) and Jim Bakker (Andrew Garfield), televangelists who built an enormous worldwide empire only to have it all come crashing down. Kitty Cameo: The couple film an apology to their followers from outside their home. Tammy is holding a […]

Billie Jean (1983)

Billie Jean (1983)

Music Artist: Michael Jackson Directed by: Steve Barron Synopsis: A music video for Michael Jackson’s hit song finds Michael hounded by a paparazzi. Purr Blur: At the beginning of the video a white Persian cat is running behind a trash can in a black and white shot. The shot is later repeated in a different […]

Wild Rovers (1971)

Wild Rovers (1971)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Blake Edwards Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Director Blake Edwards’ heavily contrived yet sincere elegy for the old American West, its passing symbolized in the characters of weathered and amiable Ross Bodine (William Holden) and young and eager Frank Post […]

Family Matters – “Little Big Guy”

Family Matters – “Little Big Guy”

Original Air Date: September 22, 1995 Directed by: Richard Correll Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Carl (Reginald VelJohnson) is frustrated when Steve Urkel (Jaleel White) moves in but even moreso when Urkel’s machine shrinks them both to the size of dolls. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In […]

Alexander Baxter (1985)

Alexander Baxter (1985)

Directed by: Leonard S. Berman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A longhair ginger tabby cat named Alexander Baxter finds himself looking for a new home and the perfect owner. Featured Feline: At first Alexander Baxter lives with an elderly former firefighter named Mr. Baxter (Edwyn […]

A Girl Must Live (1939)

A Girl Must Live (1939)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Carol Reed Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Fast paced farce in which two gold-digging chorus girls, Gloria (Renee Houston) and Clytie (Lilli Palmer), pursue eligible bachelor the Earl of Pangborough (Hugh Sinclair) but find they have competition from fellow chorus […]

Spice World (1997)

Spice World (1997)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Bob Spiers Synopsis: British pop phenomenon The Spice Girls zip around London in their luxurious double decker tour bus having various adventures and performing for their fans. Kitty Cameo: A longhair white cat is seen with The Chief (Roger Moore doing his best Blofeld imitation), the cryptic and eccentric head […]

Chernobyl – “1:23:45” and “The Happiness of All Mankind”

Chernobyl – “1:23:45” and “The Happiness of All Mankind”

by Mark Murton Original Air Dates: May 6 and May 27, 2019 Starring: Tinkerbell Directed by: Johan Renck This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this series. Synopsis: On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union suffered a […]