Bad Girls – “Do or Die”

Bad Girls – “Do or Die”

by Mark Murton Original Air Date: April 24, 2001 Directed by: Jo Johnson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: In this episode of the UK women’s prison drama, Julie Saunders (Victoria Alcock) and Julie Johnston (Kika Mirylees) discover a stray cat. Di shows Josh the ropes, and […]

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

Directed by: Phil Johnston, Rich Moore Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Wreck-it Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (voiced by Sarah Silverman) enter the internet to try to buy a new steering wheel for the Sugar Rush game from eBay. Cartoon Cats: As […]

The Pussycat That Ran Away (circa late 1950’s)

The Pussycat That Ran Away (circa late 1950’s)

Directed by: Haakon Sandberg Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Set in Norway, a boy named Erik goes in search of his pussycat friend after she runs away because Erik was mean to his little brother Jan. Featured Feline: Erik and Jan are spending a summer […]

Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)

Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)

by Brian H. Also Known As: Souls for Sale; Evils of Chinatown Directed by: Albert Zugsmith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Very loosely based on Thomas De Quincey’s 1821 novel Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. Gilbert de Quincey (Vincent Price), a fictional descendant of Thomas […]

Leave it to Beaver – “The Hypnotist”

Leave it to Beaver – “The Hypnotist”

Original Air Date: March 12, 1960 Directed by: David Butler Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Having seen a movie about a mad hypnotist, Beaver (Jerry Mathers) decides to try it out himself and Eddie Haskell (Ken Osmond) is all too willing to be his subject. Cat […]

Oasis of Fear (1971)

Oasis of Fear (1971)

by Ted Davis Original Title: Un posto ideale per uccidere Also Known As: An Ideal Place to Kill; Dirty Pictures Directed by: Umberto Lenzi Synopsis: An extremely lurid thriller, heavily larded with sexual content, which follows the misadventures of beautiful wanton Ingrid Sjoman (Ornella Muti) and lean and scruffy Dick Butler (Raymond Lovelock), a young […]

The Happy Years (1950)

The Happy Years (1950)

by Brian H. Directed by: William Wellman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on Owen Johnson’s “Lawrenceville Stories” books set at a private boy’s school in the 1890’s where young John Humperdink ‘Dink’ Stover (Dean Stockwell) learns life lessons as well as academics. Kitty Cameo: […]

House of Gucci (2021)

House of Gucci (2021)

Directed by: Ridley Scott Synopsis: The famous fashion house of Gucci starts to come apart when Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) marries Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) and her ruthless ambition causes family members to turn on one another. Purr Blurs: Patrizia forms a friendship with a psychic named Pina Auriemma (Selma Hayek). Pina owns several cats, […]

Sledge Hammer! – “Witless”

Sledge Hammer! – “Witless”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: October 3, 1986 Directed by: Jackie Cooper This review contains Cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: When irritated mob boss Don Phillip Souza (Al Ruscio) places a million dollar bounty on gun-loving, criminal-hating police detective Sledge Hammer […]

Calling All Curs (1939)

Calling All Curs (1939)

Directed by: Jules White Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard) are running a pet hospital but get in trouble when a prized poodle is dognapped. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The doctors get a call over an intercom […]