Allen is My Brother (1957)

Allen is My Brother (1957)

Directed by: Gary Goldsmith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An educational film about the difficulties and benefits of dealing with little siblings. Featured Feline: The film begins with a little boy named Allen playing with a small tabby cat named Tiger. Allen’s mother is trying […]

Living Apart Together (1982)

Living Apart Together (1982)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Charles Gormley Synopsis: Singer / songwriter Ritchie Hannah (B.A. Robertson) returns to Glasgow to attend the funeral of a friend, just as his wife walks out on him and their children, setting him on a journey with his assistant to find her and bring her home. Kitty Cameo: Ritchie returns […]

Tread Softly Stranger (1958)

Tread Softly Stranger (1958)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Gordon Parry Synopsis: Two small time crook brothers, Johnny (George Baker) and Dave Mansell (Terence Morgan), both in love with the same woman, find themselves in over their heads when one of them kills a night watchman during a robbery. Purr Blur: The robbery goes wrong and while fleeing the […]

Lamb (2021)

Lamb (2021)

Directed by: Valdimar Jóhannsson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains MAJOR spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A sheep farming couple, Maria (Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snær Guðnason), have their isolated lives changed when one of their sheep gives birth to an unusual offspring. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): A nameless tabby cat […]

Your Voice (1949)

Your Voice (1949)

Synopsis: An Encyclopedia Britannica educational short about the human voice and how it works. Kitty Cameo: Several different animal voices are presented at the beginning of the film. While most of the film footage and sounds are unexceptional, the quick shot of a tabby kitten trying to climb a window screen, accompanied by the shortest, […]

Cairo Road (1950)

Cairo Road (1950)

by Mark Murton Directed by: David MacDonald Synopsis: Agents of the Egyptian Narcotics Bureau, Colonel Yussef Bey (Eric Portman) and his right-hand man Lieutenant Mourad (Laurence Harvey), clamp down on global hashish smuggling in and around the Suez. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Colonel Bey keeps a tabby kitten in his office which is first seen […]

Doctor Who – “Survival”

Doctor Who – “Survival”

by Mark Murton Original Air Date: November 22, 1989 Director: Alan Wareing This review contains a couple of Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains multiple spoilers for this story arc. Synopsis: The Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) takes Ace (Sophie Aldred) back to her home town of Peveril where the disappearance […]

Racing Lady (1937)

Racing Lady (1937)

Directed by: Wallace Fox Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Ruth Martin (Ann Dvorak) tries to help her father Tom (Harry Carey) raise a winning race horse and ends up being courted by a fellow horseman named Steve (Smith Ballew.) Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Early in the […]

Adamo ed Eva (1949)

Adamo ed Eva (1949)

English Title: Adam and Eve Directed by: Mario Mattoli This review contains a Slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: A manicurist named Eva (Isa Barzizza) falls for Adamo (Erminio Macario), the owner of the shop where she works. He in turn tells […]

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Vincent Minnelli Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In his unrelenting and obsessive drive for success, ruthless and powerful Hollywood movie producer Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) abuses the trust and friendship of talented director Fred Amiel (Barry Sullivan), emotionally fragile actress […]