The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

Starring: Orangey Directed by: Jack Arnold Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on Richard Matheson’s novel (with a screenplay by Matheson himself.) Scott Carey (Grant Williams) is out for a boat ride with his wife Louise (Randy Stuart) when he is exposed to a strange […]

Harry & Tonto (1974)

Harry & Tonto (1974)

Starring: TontoDirected by: Paul Mazursky This review contains Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Retired teacher Harry (Art Carney) loses his apartment in New York, the only home he has ever known. Finding himself at loose ends, with only a few possessions and his […]

The War of the Roses (1989)

The War of the Roses (1989)

Starring: Tyler Directed by: Danny DeVito This review contains Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A dark comedy in which lawyer Gavin D’Amato (Danny DeVito) tells a prospective client the story of Oliver and Barbara Rose (Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner), a man […]

Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)

Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)

Starring: Orangey Directed by: David Swift This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Hogan (Jack Lemmon) is a lecherous landlord who likes to make the moves on the female tenants of his apartment building, mostly without objection since he is […]

Watership Down (1978)

Watership Down (1978)

Directed by: Martin Rosen Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The animated telling of Richard Adams novel about a group of rabbits and their journey to find a new, safe home. Cartoon Cats: The film begins with an artistic representation of the rabbit’s faith system. Their […]

Caged (1950)

Caged (1950)

A tabby kitten named Fluff captures the hearts of the inmates of a woman’s prison in this hard-biting drama.

Aaltra (2004)

La Parti Productions Starring: Benoît Delépine, Gustave de Kervern, Isabelle Delépine Directed by: Gustave de Kervern & Benoît Delépine Synopsis: A bitingly dark comedy from Belgium about two neighbors (Benoît Delépine & Gustave de Kervern) from a farming community outside Paris whose anger for one another leads to a mutual accident that ultimately bonds them in a most […]

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

Directed by: John Huston Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains minor spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Classic gritty city crime story about an ex-con named Emmerich (Louis Calhern) who gets out of prison and is looking for a backer for his planned heist of a high-end jewelry store. Amongst those recruited for […]

Gay Purr-ee (1962)

Gay Purr-ee (1962)

Directed by: Abe Levitow Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Set in mid-1890’s, Mewsette (voiced by Judy Garland) is an innocent farm cat who dreams of going to Paris to seek her fortune, much to the dismay of her champion mouser boyfriend Jaune-Tom (voiced by Robert Goulet). […]

Curse of the Demon (1957)

Curse of the Demon (1957)

Original Title: Night of the Demon Directed by: Jacques Tourneur Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dr. John Holden (Dana Andrews) is an American psychologist who travels to England to attend a conference about the paranormal when the lead speaker is killed mysteriously. The deceased doctor’s […]