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). […]

Christmas Eve (1986)

Christmas Eve (1986)

Directed by: Stuart Cooper Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Amanda Kingsley (Loretta Young) is a wealthy, charitable older woman who finds out she has an incurable aneurism and hires a detective to track down and reunite her grown children. Cat Cattle Call: Amanda likes to go […]

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Directed by: Ron Howard Synopsis: Based on the classic tale by Dr. Suess. The Grinch (Jim Carrey) is determined to keep the residents of Whoville from celebrating Christmas. Purr Blur: As the Grinch is stealing all the decorations and Christmas trappings from Whoville, he uses a large vacuum on one house and accidentally sucks up […]

Everyone and Everything (2022)

Everyone and Everything (2022)

Music Artist: Ringo Starr Directed by: Kii Arens Synopsis: A music video calling for change from the fabulous Ringo Starr. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): A giant white Persian cat appears in a couple of scenes which take place on a tiny set. Ringo is on a television screen reacting to the enormous kitty. Later the […]

Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969)

Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Peter Coe Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Restoration comedy, this one centering on a trio of randy sailors-on-leave — Ramble (Ian Bannen), Shaftoe (Tom Bell) and Lusty (Jim Dale) — and their tedious and extended antics. But the movie […]

Torchy’s Kitty Coup (1933)

Torchy’s Kitty Coup (1933)

Directed by: C.C. Burr This review contains a mild Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Torchy (Ray Cooke) is an all-American office boy who is in love with the boss’ daughter, Vee Ellins (Marion Shockley). Vee’s Aunt Zenobia (Dot Farley) plans a cat show […]

Flesh and Fantasy (1943)

Flesh and Fantasy (1943)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Julien Duvivier Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Prosperous and well-fed businessman Doakes (Robert Benchley) visits his club one evening to relieve a bad case of the jitters brought on by the combination of a disturbing experience with a fortune teller […]

The Revealing Eye (1960)

The Revealing Eye (1960)

Synopsis: A compilation of fascinating films showcasing slow motion, microscopic and telescopic photography, time-lapse and other methods used to expose what it normally impossible to see, brought to you by the Shell Oil Company! Kitty Cameos: A couple of early experiments in capturing motion through a series of photographs using cats is showcased at the […]

Seventh Heaven (1937)

Seventh Heaven (1937)

Directed by: Henry King Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Parisian sewer worker Chico (James Stewart) reluctantly rescues an abused prostitute named Diane (Simone Simon) and gives her shelter in his attic flat, slowly realizing over time that he is falling in love with her. Cat […]

The Silence of the Hams (1994)

The Silence of the Hams (1994)

Original Title: Il silenzio dei prosciutti Directed by: Ezio Greggio This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Detective Jo Dee Fostar (Billy Zane) enlists advice from serial killer Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza (Dom DeLuise) in this spoof of crime thrillers. […]