Max n’aime pas les chats (1913)

Max n’aime pas les chats (1913)

English Titles: Max Doesn’t Like Cats; Love Me, Love My Cat Directed by: Max Linder This review contains some slight and cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Max (Linder) is married to a woman (Lucy d’Orbel) who loves her cat even though […]

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

Directed by: Ralph Nelson Synopsis: Heavyweight boxer Louis ‘Mountain’ Rivera (Anthony Quinn) reaches a point where fighting will mean irreparable damage which leaves his manager in a bind. Kitty Cameo: Under the opening credits a tabby cat walks across the large corridor of the boxing stadium. A security guard stops to pet the cat, who […]

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)

Directed by: Adam McKay Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: After failing to find continuing success, newscaster Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) is offered a chance to host a 24 hour news channel in New York. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): As Ron is reassembling his team, he […]

Never Let Go (1960)

Never Let Go (1960)

Directed by: John Guillermin Synopsis: When cosmetic salesman John Cummings (Richard Todd) has his car stolen, he is determined to get it back no matter what! Purr Blur: In one scene John approaches the back door of a garage where he is sure his car is being kept. A black cat on an ash can […]

Isle of Dogs (2018)

Isle of Dogs (2018)

Directed by: Wes Anderson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: After an outbreak of dog flu spreads in Megasaki, Japan, all dogs are sent to Trash Island where one boy faithfully looks for his lost pet. Cartoon Cats: The background of the story tells how the […]

Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “The Apartment”

Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “The Apartment”

Original Air Date: February 25, 2014 Directed by: Tucker Gates Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this episode! Synopsis: Jake (Andy Samberg) is in danger of losing his apartment due to poor money management at the same time performance reviews are taking place. Cat Cattle Call: Jake and Gina […]

Soul (2020)

Soul (2020)

Directed by: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A music teacher named Joe (voiced by Jamie Foxx) gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot at playing with a professional singer but a premature death sidelines his plans. Cartoon Cat: Joe refuses to die peacefully and […]

La souriante Madame Beudet (1923)

La souriante Madame Beudet (1923)

English Title: The Smiling Madame Beudet Directed by: Germaine Dulac Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Madame Beudet (Germaine Dermoz) is an unhappily married woman who is driven to thoughts of murder by her insensitive husband (Alexandre Arquillière). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Monsieur Beudet owns a […]

The Keeper (2004)

The Keeper (2004)

Directed by: Paul Lynch Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Police Lieutenant Krebs (Dennis Hopper) is a respected officer who secretly kidnaps a erotic dancer named Gina (Asia Argento) and holds her in his basement to “save” her. Kitty Cameo: After Gina has been imprisoned for […]

Atoll K (1950)

Atoll K (1950)

Also Known As: Utopia Directed by: Léo Joannon Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: When Stan (Laurel) inherits a yacht and an island he and Oliver (Hardy) set sail only to find themselves stranded on an atoll where they eventually become an international concern. Cat Cattle […]