The Protégé (2021)

The Protégé (2021)

Directed by: Martin Campbell Synopsis: A woman with a mysterious past, Anna (Maggie Q), is trained as a top class assassin by her mentor Moody (Samuel L. Jackson) then seeks revenge on those who are out to get them. Kitty Cameo: Anna returns home from a job and goes to the bookstore she owns where […]

Dad’s Army – “Boots, Boots, Boots”

Dad’s Army – “Boots, Boots, Boots”

by Mark Murton Original Air Date: October 9, 1970 Directed by: David Croft Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe) implements an unpopular series of lengthy marches to achieve the three Fs – fast feet, functional feet and fit feet. In response, some of […]

Klondike Kate (1943)

Klondike Kate (1943)

by Brian H. and Linda Kay Directed by: William Castle Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Kathleen “Kate” O’Day (Ann Savage) arrives in 1890’s Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush with a deed from her deceased father to a saloon owned by Jefferson Braddock (Tom Neal). […]

The Bad Seed (1985)

The Bad Seed (1985)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Paul Wendkos Synopsis: Nine-year-old Rachel Penmark (Carrie Wells) seems to be the perfect child, that is until she is crossed or doesn’t get her own way in this made-for-TV remake of the classic play. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In a pre-titles prologue an old woman, Mrs. Post (Eve Smith), puts […]

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives (2018)

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives (2018)

by Mark Murton Also Known As: Christmas Survival Starring: Poppy Directed by: James Dearden Synopsis: Two sisters and their dysfunctional families gather for Christmas in their recently-deceased parents’ dilapidated country house and chaos ensues. Kitty Cameo: Under the opening titles a young couple, Dan (Julian Ovenden) and Miranda (Gemma Whelan), are asleep with water dripping […]

Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)

Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)

Directed by: Olivia Newman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the book by Delia Owens. Kya Clark (Daisy Edgar-Jones), a reclusive girl living alone in a North Carolina marshland, faces those who have ostracized her when she is accused of murder. Cat Burglar (Scene […]

The Secret Place (1957)

The Secret Place (1957)

by Brian H Directed by: Clive Donner Synopsis: Freddie Haywood (Michael Brooke) is a pre-teen boy living in a poor district of London. He has a crush on the pretty girl Molly Wilson (Belinda Lee) who runs a small store. Molly’s boyfriend Gerry Carter (Ronald Lewis), a member of a gang, steals some jewels and […]

Dr. Strange (1978)

Dr. Strange (1978)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Philip DeGuere Jr. This review contains an Implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In this made-for-TV movie, the evil and slinky sorceress Morgan LeFay (Jessica Walter) is returned to Earth by The Nameless One (David Hooks) to […]

Death in Paradise – “A Dash Of Sunshine”

Death in Paradise – “A Dash Of Sunshine”

by Mark Murton Original Air Date: February 12, 2013 Directed by: Alrick Riley This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: When an English tourist, June Anderson (Kim Thomson), is found dead in a rented luxury villa strangled by her own scarf, […]

The Gold Rush (1925)

The Gold Rush (1925)

Directed by: Charles Chaplin Synopsis: The Tramp as a lone prospector (Charlie Chaplin) ventures into the Klondike to look for gold and falls for a dance hall girl (Georgia Hale). Purr Blur: As the Tramp is dancing with the girl, his baggy pants keep falling down. As they near a table, the Tramp grabs a […]