Walt Disney Pictures Starring: Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden Directed by: Les Mayfield Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A remake of The Absent-Minded Professor. Professor Philip Brainard (Robin Williams) has trouble remembering important events, like his own wedding day, but invents an incredibly bouncy substance he calls Flubber. […]
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Brats (1930)
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy Directed by: James Parrott Synopsis: Laurel and Hardy are left at home by their wives to watch over their kids, who get into about as much trouble as their fathers. Kitty Cameo: At one point Laurel steps on a roller skate which rolls out from under his foot. As Laurel falls […]
Jackals (2017)
Tommy Alastra Productions (TAP) Starring: Stephen Dorff, Deborah Kara Unger Directed by: Kevin Greutert Synopsis: A family rescues their son from a dangerous cult only to be targeted when the group comes for him. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the film the camera shows the perspective of someone creeping towards a house. As the person approaches the back […]
Better Off Dead (1985)
A&M FilmsStarring: John Cusack, Diane FranklinDirected by: Savage Steve Holland Synopsis: Lane Meyer (John Cusack) is head over heels in love with a beautiful girl. But when she spurns him (for practically everyone else) it leaves Lane despondent. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Lane awakens to find a note from his mother (stuck to his forehead) to feed the […]
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli Synopsis: Actor Jack Andrus (Kirk Douglas) sees the offer to work behind the scenes on a film in Rome as an opportunity to put his troubled past behind him. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Jack confronts the young male star of the film Davie Drew (George Hamilton). Davie is lying on […]
The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
Directed by: George Marshall Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An all-star cast fills out the story of a movie producer named Oliver Merlin (Adolph Menjou) who hires a young country woman (Andrea Leeds) to act as the moral compass for his films. Cat Cattle Call: In one scene […]
Stranger Things – “Chapter Three: Holly Jolly”
Original Air Date: July 15, 2016Starring: SkylerDirected by: Shawn Levy Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: The search for Will continues while Nancy searches for the missing Barb. Kitty Cameos: The strange girl known as Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) is instructed by Mike to meet him and the other boys at […]
Stargate (1994)
Directed by: Roland Emmerich Synopsis: A team of soldiers accompanied by a historical linguist travel through a mysterious gate into a world that exists across the known universe. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): At one point the linguist, Dr. Daniel Jackson (James Spader), wakes up after being revived by a strange machine. A young boy dressed […]
The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
Starring: Rosie Directed by: Leo McCarey Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Father Chuck O’Malley (Bing Crosby) arrives as the new parrish priest of St. Mary’s and works with Sister Mary Benedict (Ingrid Bergman) to expand and improve the school, even though they approach the matter […]
Please Murder Me! (1956)
Directed by: Peter Godfrey Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lawyer Craig Carlson (Raymond Burr) defends Myra Leeds (Angela Lansbury) when she is accused of murder, even though they have fallen in love with each other. Kitty Cameo: In the scene when Myra’s husband Joe (Dick […]