by Mark Murton Directed by: Michael Austin This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Neurotic only child Alistair Berg (Richard E. Grant), an unsuccessful door-to-door salesman, arrives home one day to learn his mother has received a letter from his […]
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Eight O’Clock Walk (1954)
by Ted Davis Directed by: Lance Comfort Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: It looks pretty bad for good-natured cab driver Tom Manning (Richard Attenborough) — arrested for the heinous murder of a young child, it’s very likely that that he’ll be convicted because of a […]
Two Left Feet (1965)
by Ted Davis Directed by: Roy (Ward) Baker Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains minor spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Inexperienced working class youth Allan Crabbe (Michael Crawford) leads a somewhat aimless existence, but is not without reserves of wit and spirit. His main obsession is the opposite sex, and to that […]
Be My Cat: A Film For Anne (2015)
by Mark Murton Directed by: Adrian Țofei This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Synopsis: Adrian (Adrian Țofei), an aspiring Romanian film-maker obsessed with Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway, goes to shocking extremes to convince her to come to Romania and star alongside him in his forthcoming film. Purr Blur: Adrian uses three local actresses to […]
Malibu Express (1985)
by Mark Murton Starring: Yukon King Directed by: Andy Sidaris Synopsis: Wealthy playboy / private investigator Cody Abilene (Darby Hinton) is hired by government intelligence operative Contessa Luciana (Sybil Danning) to investigate a lead into who is selling computer technology to the Russians. Kitty Cameo: The longhair tuxedo cat appears (for all of 3 seconds) […]
Bat Masterson – “The Romany Knives”
by Brian H Original Air Date: July 22, 1959 Directed by: Walter Doniger Synopsis: In Dodge City, Kansas, the dapper Western gambler and lawman Bat Masterson (Gene Barry) rescues a young woman from a Gypsy (Romany) tribe when he discovers that she is not a Gypsy and will inherit $50,000 when she turns 21 years […]
Ciao Alberto (2021)
Directed by: McKenna Harris Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: After the events in the film Luca, Alberto (voiced by Jack Dylan Grazer) is adjusting to life with Massimo (Marco Barricelli) who is a good guardian but rarely speaks. Cartoon Cat: Massimo’s pet cat Machiavelli is […]
The Pawnshop (1916)
Directed by: Charles Chaplin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: As a pawnbroker’s assistant, Charlie (Chaplin) makes a shambles of mostly everything. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): At the beginning of the film the pawnbroker’s daughter (Edna Purviance) is making pies in the kitchen. A black kitten […]
Inspector Palmu’s Mistake (1963)
by Mark Murton Original Finnish title: Komisario Palmun Erehdys Also Known As: Inspector Palmu’s Error Directed by: Matti Kassila This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: When infamous tycoon Bruno Rygseck (Jussi Jurkka) is found dead in his bath tub, […]
The Beggar’s Opera (1953)
by Ted Davis Directed by: Peter Brook Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The successful criminal career of foxy rogue MacHeath the Highwayman (Laurence Olivier) is severely compromised by his growing fondness for pretty-as-a-picture Polly Peachum (Dorothy Tutin) and positively threatened by his wayward relationships with […]