The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)

The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)

Starring: Screwball Directed by: Lloyd Bacon Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sally Elliot (Lucille Ball) loses her job as a switchboard operator and becomes a Fuller Brush Girl to try to raise money for her dream house. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Anxious to get signed […]

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 […]

The Insect Woman (1963)

The Insect Woman (1963)

Original Title: Nippon konchûki Directed by: Shohei Imamura This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Synopsis: The story of Tome Matsuki (Sachiko Hidari), a poor Japanese girl who looks out for her own best interests even if it means making some immoral choices. Kitty Carnage Warning! Tome takes a job as a maid in a […]

Squid Game – “Red Light, Green Light”

Squid Game – “Red Light, Green Light”

Original Air Date: September 17, 2021 Directed by: Hwang Dong-hyuk Synopsis: Down on his luck and hopelessly in debt, Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) agrees to take part in a secret competition for a large cash prize, only to realize the games are not what anyone expected. Kitty Cameo: On his way home after coming into some […]

Any Rags (1932)

Any Rags (1932)

Directed by: Dave Fleischer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Bimbo the Rag Man makes his musical rounds in Betty Boop’s neighborhood, collecting rags and trash for resale. Cartoon Cats: A woman is hanging her wash (along with several other odd items) on her clothesline. She […]

The Black Cat (1966)

The Black Cat (1966)

Starring: Pluto Directed by: Harold Hoffman This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Lou (Robert Frost) is an unbalanced young writer who becomes completely unglued, in part because of a […]

Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)

Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)

Original Title: Il tuo vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave Directed by: Sergio Martino This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A loose adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s story The Black Cat. Oliviero (Luigi […]

Wicked Stepmother (1989)

Wicked Stepmother (1989)

Directed by: Larry Cohen Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A witch named Miranda (Bette Davis) and her daughter Priscilla (Barbara Carrera) worm their way into an unsuspecting family in order to rob them blind. Featured Feline: Married couple Jenny (Colleen Camp) and Steve (David Rasche) […]

Easy Living (1937)

Easy Living (1937)

Directed by: Mitchell Leisen Synopsis: A comedy of misunderstandings finds a wealthy banker (Edward Arnold) caught up in scandal when the world thinks he has a mistress (Jean Arthur). Purr Blur: At the beginning of the film, J.B. Ball the banker is starting his day. Leaving his bedroom he is confronted by a ladder, which […]

The Man from Dakota (1940)

The Man from Dakota (1940)

Directed by: Leslie Fenton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: During the Civil War, Union officers Lt. Oliver Clark (John Howard) and Sgt. ‘Bar’ Barstow (Wallace Beery) enlist the aid of a woman named Eugenia Sanford (Dolores Del Rio) to help them cross enemy lines to […]