Mâdadayo (1993)

Mâdadayo (1993)

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Retired University Professor Hyakken Uchida (Tatsuo Matsumura) continues to garner the respect of his students with his positive attitude during and after World War II. Featured Felines: After […]

A Single Man (2009)

A Single Man (2009)

Directed by: Tom Ford Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: English professor George Falconer (Colin Firth) finds his life in 1960’s Los Angeles difficult to bear after the loss of his love. Purr Blur: George lives next door to a typical but annoying nuclear family. As […]

Young Widow (1946)

Young Widow (1946)

Directed by: Edwin L. Marin Synopsis: Joan Kenwood (Jane Russell) is a World War II widow trying to adjust to life without the love of her life. Kitty Cameos: Joan returns to the family farm where she and her husband were happy. Before she arrives, Aunt Cissie (Connie Gilchrist) awakens Aunt Emeline (Cora Witherspoon) to […]

Rats (1969)

Rats (1969)

Synopsis: The educational film finds some young boys learning about the dangers of rats which have infested their clubhouse. Kitty Cameo: As the boys discuss what rats look like we see an orange and white cat with a rat nearby. The boys comment that the rats are smaller than a dog or cat. Another shot […]

Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant (1972)

Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant (1972)

English Title: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant Directed by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Synopsis: Petra von Kant (Margit Carstensen) is a self-involved fashion designer who falls for a young model named Karin (Hanna Schygulla) and deals with the emotional ramifications of that affair. Kitty Cameos: At the beginning of the film a black cat […]

The African Queen (1951)

The African Queen (1951)

Directed by: John Huston This review contains a potential Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a MAJOR spoiler for this film! Synopsis: A missionary named Rose (Katharine Hepburn) and a riverboat captain named Charlie (Humphrey Bogart) become unlikely conspirators determined to destroy a German ship during World War I. […]

Borsalino (1970)

Borsalino (1970)

Directed by: Jacques Deray This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: François Capella (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and Roch Siffredi (Alain Delon) are two small time hoods in 1930’s Marseille who decide to team up to take down the big gangsters. Cat […]

Spies in Disguise (2019)

Spies in Disguise (2019)

Directed by: Nick Bruno, Troy Quane Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Master spy Lance Sterling (voiced by Will Smith) likes to operate alone but finds himself having to work with a nerdy tech named Walter (voiced by Tom Holland). Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): From a […]

The Gingerbread Man (1998)

The Gingerbread Man (1998)

Directed by: Robert Altman This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lawyer Rick Magruder (Kenneth Branagh) tries to help a woman named Mallory (Embeth Davidtz) escape her insane father by having him committed. Purr Blur: In an early scene […]

Lost and Found (1979)

Lost and Found (1979)

Directed by: Melvin Frank Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: American college professor Adam (George Segal) has a series of comic mishaps with a British woman named Tricia (Glenda Jackson) leading to a tumultuous marriage. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Adam owns a ginger tabby cat who […]