Frankenweenie (1984)

Frankenweenie (1984)

Directed by: Tim Burton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Young Victor Frankenstein (Barret Oliver) is distraught after losing his beloved pet dog Sparky and sets out to resurrect him. Cat Cartoon: Shots of a pet cemetery are included in the opening credits, including one which […]

Night of Violence (1965)

Night of Violence (1965)

Original Title: Le notti della violenza Directed by: Roberto Mauri Synopsis: A mysterious masked man is killing women Purr Blur: A call girl named Carla Pratesi (Hélène Chanel) nervously leaves her home after receiving mysterious phone calls. As she walks to her car she is startled by a Poor Cat Screech and a white cat […]

Death Game (1977)

Death Game (1977)

by Mark Murton Also Known As: The Seducers Directed by: Peter S. Traynor This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film. Synopsis: An affluent San Francisco businessman, George Manning (Seymour Cassell), alone in his house when his wife Karen (Beth Brickell) is […]

Betty Blue (1986)

Betty Blue (1986)

by Mark Murton Original French Title: 37°2 le Matin (37.2°C in the Morning) Directed by: Jean-Jacques Beineix Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A would-be writer, Zorg (Jean-Hugues Anglade), begins a passionate, physical romance with the capricious, volatile Betty (Béatrice Dalle) but as the relationship progresses […]

The Fugitive – “Fear in a Desert City”

The Fugitive – “Fear in a Desert City”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: September 17, 1963 Directed by: Walter Grauman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: This first episode of the 1960s series begins the multi-year adventure of Dr. Richard Kimble (David Janssen), who is on the run to escape execution for a […]

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

Directed by: Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A young man named Milo Thatch (voiced by Michael J. Fox) jumps at the chance to go on an expedition to find the lost city of Atlantis, a place which his grandfather firmly […]

The Missionary (1982)

The Missionary (1982)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Richard Loncraine Synopsis: In 1905, after ten years of missionary work in Africa, the Reverend Charles Fortescue (Michael Palin) is recalled to England where his Bishop gives him his new assignment: to minister to London’s slum prostitutes. Kitty Cameo: The first “fallen woman” Fortescue approaches is the buxom Ada (Tricia […]

Dracula père et fils (1976)

Dracula père et fils (1976)

by Ted Davis English Title: Dracula and Son Directed by: Edouard Molinaro This review contains an Implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Conceived in the late 18th century, clumsy and unprepossessing Ferdinand (Bernard Menez) has always been something of a disappointment to […]

The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

Directed by: Joe May Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Geoffrey Radcliffe (Vincent Price) takes a formula to make him invisible so he can elude the police, but the side effect of the drug is madness. Kitty Cameo: Constable Briggs (Rex Evans) is on patrol when […]

Backlash (1947)

Backlash (1947)

Directed by: Eugene Forde This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: When the body of defense attorney John Morland (John Eldredge), who was found in a ravine in his car, proves the man was murdered the hunt is on for his […]