Benjamin (2018)

Benjamin (2018)

by Mark Murton Starring: Sydney and Dave Director: Simon Anstell Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film. Synopsis: Benjamin (Colin Morgan), a promising young film-maker, is thrown into emotional turmoil by a burgeoning romance with a French musician named Noah (Phénix Brossard) and the upcoming premiere of his […]

Fun Size (2012)

Fun Size (2012)

Directed by: Josh Schwartz This review contains a Cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A teenaged girl named Wren (Victoria Justice) has her Halloween night turned upside-down when her younger brother Albert (Jackson Nicoll) goes missing. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): During the […]

Trouble Brewing (1939)

Trouble Brewing (1939)

by Mark Murton Director: Anthony Kimmins Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: George Gullip (George Formby) has won a lot of money at the races but he’s paid with counterfeit money so he sets about tracking down the criminals himself. Kitty Cameo: In the opening scene […]

The Demi-Paradise (1943)

The Demi-Paradise (1943)

by Ted Davis Also Known As: Adventure for Two Directed by: Anthony Asquith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In 1939, earnest Russian engineer Ivan Kouznetsoff (Laurence Olivier) visits England to manufacture his revolutionary ice-breaker propeller, but his preconceived prejudices against the English people prove to […]

The Goes Wrong Show – “Harper’s Locket”

The Goes Wrong Show – “Harper’s Locket”

by Mark Murton Original Air Date: January 24, 2020 Starring: Stuart Director: Martin Dennis This review contains a (comic) Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: This week, accident-prone amateur dramatics group the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society attempt a period romance; a tale of family, […]

Batman – “The Purr-fect Crime” / “Better Luck Next Time”

Batman – “The Purr-fect Crime” / “Better Luck Next Time”

by Ted Davis Original Air Dates: March 16, 1966 / March 17, 1966 Directed by: James Sheldon Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for these episodes! Synopsis: In this two-part episode, the malign and magnificent Catwoman (Julie Newmar) makes her first appearance on the series, and enacts a deliciously devious […]

When the Cat’s Away (1935)

When the Cat’s Away (1935)

Directed by: Rudolf Ising Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In this Happy Harmonies animated short, a group of mice take advantage of a female feline’s outdoor dalliance. Cartoon Cats: The short begins with a pretty orange and white female cat (we know this because she […]

The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)

The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)

Directed by: Richard Quine Synopsis: Laura Partridge (Judy Holliday) takes her small amount of shares in a big corporation very seriously and soon uncovers corruption which she tries to fight. Purr Blur: Near the end of the film, Laura and her champion Edward (Paul Douglas) enter her apartment after their court date. A black and […]

The Boys and Girl From County Clare (2003)

The Boys and Girl From County Clare (2003)

by Mark Murton Original Title: The Boys From County Clare Director: John Irvin Synopsis: Musician Jimmy McMahon (Colm Meaney) returns home to Ireland from Liverpool to compete in a traditional Celtic music competition and encounters his estranged brother John Joe (Bernard Hill). It’s not long before bitter rivalries resurface and long-hidden secrets are revealed. Kitty […]

Gentlemen Don’t Eat Poets (1995)

Gentlemen Don’t Eat Poets (1995)

by Mark Murton Original Title: The Grotesque [UK] Also Known As: Grave Indiscretion [USA Video] Director: John-Paul Davidson This review contains a minor Kitty Carnage Warning! Synopsis: Sir Hugo Coal (Alan Bates) is too wrapped up in reconstructing the bones of a dinosaur to notice that his wife (Theresa Russell) has taken a particular liking […]