Directed by: Jean Renoir Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Maurice Legrand (Michel Simon) is in an unhappy marriage but finds comfort with a mistress named Lucienne (Janie Marèse), all of which leads to tragedy. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): At a pivotal point in the film, […]
Directed by: Anand Tucker Synopsis: A woman named Anna (Amy Adams) travels to Ireland with the idea of proposing to her boyfriend on Leap Day but her journey doesn’t go exactly as planned. Kitty Cameo: Due to a disrupted flight, Anna finds herself in Wales. An innkeeper (Matthew Goode) ends up agreeing to drive her […]
English Title: Close-Up Directed by: Abbas Kiarostami Synopsis: A recreation (using the principle people from the true story) of Hossain Sabzian’s impersonation of director Mohsen Makhmalbaf to win favor with a family and the fall-out of said act. Purr Blur: At the beginning of the film, a taxi driver (Hooshang Shamaei) takes a reporter and […]
Directed by: György Pálfi This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The twisted tale of three generations of offspring, each with their own brand of perversion and obsession. Featured Felines: The third segment follows the life of Balatony Lajoska (Marc […]
Directed by: Christian-Jaque This review contains a very mild Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Catherine Hubscher (Sophia Loren) is a laundress whose energy and spirit have a direct impact on those fighting in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, including The […]
Directed by: Randall Miller Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An arrogant and obnoxious college professor named Eli Michaelson (Alan Rickman) gets an even bigger head when he wins the Nobel Prize, clouding out most of his concern for his son Barkley (Bryan Greenberg) who has […]
Directed by: Hossein Amini Synopsis: Rydal (Oscar Isaac), an American tour guide in Greece, gets caught up in an unsavory situation with fellow Americans Chester (Viggo Mortensen) and Colette (Kirsten Dunst). Kitty Cameos: While the trio are still in Athens, a cat can be seen standing outside of a building. Later when they arrive in […]
Lili Reinhart’s character Annabelle is seen holding an orange and white tabby cat in the trailer for Hustlers, which is currently playing in cinemas across the U.S.
Directed by: Julien Duvivier Synopsis: Pépé le Moko (Jean Gabin) is hiding out in the Casbah where authorities can’t reach him, but the crafty Inspector Slimane (Lucas Gridoux) is determined to eventually flush his quarry. Kitty Cameos: The American remake of this film, Algiers, featured some of the stock footage of the Casbah originally used […]
Directed by: Ernest Dickerson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jack Mason (Ice-T) is homeless and living on the streets when he’s recruited by a hunting organization to help with a remote hunt, not realizing that he is to play the part of the hunted! Purr […]