Apt Pupil (1998)

Apt Pupil (1998)

Directed by: Bryan Singer This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Teenager Todd Bowden (Brad Renfro) suspects that a distant neighbor named Kurt Dussander (Ian McKellen) is a Nazi war criminal and blackmails the man into sharing stories of his […]

Postman’s Knock (1962)

Postman’s Knock (1962)

Directed by: Robert Lynn Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Small town postman Harold Petts (Spike Milligan) gets promoted to London, but finds mail delivery in the big city to be very different than it is in the country. Kitty Cameo: Suspecting that Petts was behind […]

On Approval (1944)

On Approval (1944)

Directed by: Clive Brook This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: George, the 10th Duke of Bristol (Clive Brook) tries to help his friend Richard (Roland Culver) whose love interest Maria (Beatrice Lillie) suggests they go away together for […]

Perfect (2017)

Perfect (2017)

Music Artist: Ed Sheeran Directed by: Jason Koenig Synopsis: Ed Sheeran has a romantic ski weekend with a girl he loves (Zoey Deutch). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The couple retire to a cabin with some pizza. A tiny ginger and white kitten peeks out from behind a basket. When the couple goes outside to play […]

Air Raid Precautions (ARP) Training in Liverpool (1939)

Air Raid Precautions (ARP) Training in Liverpool (1939)

British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows houses being blown up instead of demolished to test the sturdiness of basements in case of air raid attacks. Reality Cats: A couple of tabby cats with white markings are hanging around outside the building before the demolition. In a shot of one cat, the narrator suggests, “I wouldn’t […]

Something to Sing About (1937)

Something to Sing About (1937)

Starring: Pinkie and Pal Directed by: Victor Schertzinger This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: New York bandleader Terry Rooney (James Cagney) goes to Hollywood for a screen test but has no clue how successful he actually becomes. Kitty Cameos […]

Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (2017)

Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (2017)

Directed by: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers-Skelton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: When Olaf realizes that Elsa and Anna have no Christmas family traditions he sets out to find some for them. Cartoon Cats: Olaf visits the village and asks everyone what their holiday traditions are. […]

Ginger Nutt’s Christmas Circus (1949)

Ginger Nutt’s Christmas Circus (1949)

Directed by: Bert Felstead Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Ginger Nutt the squirrel hosts a Christmas Circus featuring many animal performers. Cartoon Cat: Among the performers is Chester the Cat, who does a tightrope walking act. Chester spins up the pole and poses at the […]

Coronation Street – “Episode #1.9960”

Coronation Street – “Episode #1.9960”

Original Air Date: December 24, 2019 Directed by: Peter Rose Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Rita Sullivan (Barbara Knox) takes a bad fall while trimming her tree. Featured Feline: Rita is cat-sitting Mrs. MacElroy’s ginger tabby Arthur over the holidays, keeping the cat at her place […]

To All a Goodnight (1980)

To All a Goodnight (1980)

Directed by: David Hess Synopsis: A crazed killer bumps off the teenagers at a finishing school Christmas party. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): At the beginning of the film a girl named Nancy (Jennifer Runyon) is dropped off at the school by her family. They apparently brought along Nancy’s pet black kitten, as Nancy is kissing […]