Mushrooms (1995)

Mushrooms (1995)

Directed by: Alan Madden Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Flo (Julia Blake) and Minnie (Lynette Curran) are elderly women who advertise for a border and end up with a deceased criminal and a policeman on his tail. They then resort to unique means to dispose […]

My Three Sons – “The Littlest Rebel”

My Three Sons – “The Littlest Rebel”

Original Air Date: November 1, 1969 Directed by: Frederick De Cordova Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Everyone is excited about Steve (Fred MacMurray) and Katie’s (Tina Cole) impending marriage, all except for Katie’s daughter Dodie (Dawn Lyn) who doesn’t want a new father. Cat Burglar (Scene […]

Call Me Kat – “Plus One”

Call Me Kat – “Plus One”

Original Air Date: January 3, 2021 Starring: Piper Directed by: Beth McCarthy-Miller Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Based on the British sitcom Miranda. After the death of her father, Kat (Mayim Bialik) opens a Cat CafĂ© which only befuddles her matchmaking mother Sheila (Swoosie Kurtz). Cat […]

The Man From Button Willow (1965)

The Man From Button Willow (1965)

Directed by: David Detiege Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Justin Eagle (voiced by Dale Robertson) is a ranch owner in the old west who doubles as a government agent on the trail of a kidnapped Senator. Cartoon Cats: As Eagle is riding into a foggy […]

The Crawling Hand (1963)

The Crawling Hand (1963)

Directed by: Herbert L. Strock This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The murderous disembodied arm of an infected astronaut is discovered by a teenager named Paul (Rod Lauren) who also becomes imbued with the urge to kill. Kitty Cameo: […]

Peer Gynt (1941)

Peer Gynt (1941)

Directed by: David Bradley Synopsis: A 16mm silent production of the Ibsen play about the ne’re-do-well anti-hero. Kitty Cameo: Peer Gynt (Charlton Heston in his film debut) visits his ailing mother (Betty Hanisee). She tells him she is dying but he doesn’t want to face reality. He tries to take her mind off dark things […]

Symphony in Slang (1951)

Symphony in Slang (1951)

Directed by: Tex Avery Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A classic animated short rich in word play finds a hip guy (voiced by John Brown) trying to communicate with Noah Webster (also John Brown) to get into heaven. Cartoon Cats: As the hipster explains his […]

Jack Frost (1923)

Jack Frost (1923)

Directed by: Charles Parrott (Charley Chase) Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Snub Pollard plays a hired hand on a ranch in the cold north who helps thwart a thief trying to steal the property for its oil reserves. Kitty Cameos: Early in the film Snub is […]

Friday the 13th, Part II (1981)

Friday the 13th, Part II (1981)

Directed by: Steve Miner Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: More killings are inevitable in this sequel to the original classic slasher film. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The film begins with Alice (Adrienne King) remembering the horrifying events of the last film. She has been left […]

Boy on a Dolphin (1957)

Boy on a Dolphin (1957)

Directed by: Jean Negulesco Synopsis: A Greek woman named Phaedra (Sophia Loren) finds a priceless statue while diving which draws the attention of two men; Victor Parmalee (Clifton Webb) who wants it for selfish reasons and archeologist Dr. James Calder (Alan Ladd) who wants to make sure it stays in Greece. Purr Blur: In one […]