English Title: Family Life Directed by: Cristián Jiménez, Alicia Scherson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A man named Martin (Jorge Becker) housesits for the family of a second cousin named Bruno (Cristián Carvajal) and settles into their home a bit too much. Cartoon Cat: An […]
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Morozko (1965)
English Title: Frosty; Jack Frost; Grandfather Frost Directed by: Aleksandr Rou Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Russian fairy tale about a conceited young named Ivan (Eduard Izotov), a sweet young girl named Nastenka (Natalya Sedykh), the kindly winter spirit Morozko (Aleksandr Khvylya) and the […]
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Directed by: Roman Polanski Synopsis: Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow) and her husband Guy (John Cassavetes) move into a high rent apartment where the neighbors take an unusual interest in their lives. Purr Blur: In the scene’s climatic scene, Rosemary goes upstairs where several people have gathered. One elderly woman is holding a black cat on […]
The Ghost Club (2003)
Directed by: Ralph Portillo Synopsis: A group of kids learn a ghost named Carolyn haunts some nearby woods and try to capture her. Purr Blur: Early in the film a girl named Carrie (Brittany Robertson) enters an abandoned house looking for ghosts. A black cat runs down the stairs, growling, and startles her. For some […]
Spellbinder (1988)
Directed by: Janet Greek Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Young attorney Jeff Mills (Timothy Daly) saves a mysterious woman named Miranda (Kelly Preston) from being assaulted one night and falls in love, only to find she isn’t exactly what she seems. Kitty Cameo: Jeff takes […]
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Directed by: Kevin Costner Synopsis: Lieutenant Dunbar (Kevin Costner) is a Union soldier assigned to a remote outpost where he befriends wolves and Indians, leaving him torn between two worlds. Kitty Cameo: During the opening credits some union soldiers are resting after battle. One soldier is playing with a black kitten on his lap. You […]
Shadows – “The Witch’s Bottle”
Original Air Date: September 17, 1975 Directed by: Vic Hughes Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: In this episode of this horror anthology series aimed at younger viewers, a teenaged girl named Jill (Georgina Kean) and her brother Steve (Jasper Jacob) visit their uncle in an area […]
The Venture Bros. – “Eeny Meeny Miney . . . Magic!”
Original Air Date: September 4, 2002 Directed by: Jackson Publick, Ki-Yong Bai Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Brock and the boys get trapped inside a pod in the lab where their dreams come true. Cartoon Cat: The episode introduces necromancer Dr. Byron Orpheus (voiced by Steven […]
You Win Again (1987)
Music Artist: Bee Gees Synopsis: The music video for the Bee Gees song. Kitty Cameo: The video for the song features the brothers singing intercut with shots of a woman and various other images, including rock formations, dominoes, random shapes and a black cat. Final Mewsings: When it comes to our hearts, cats always win! […]
Farfalla (2019)
Directed by: Ewan Paulay Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A black cat follows an illuminated butterfly at night. Cartoon Cat: At the beginning of the animated short a butterfly circles a lamp before flying down to brush the ear of a sleeping black cat. The […]