Prosperity (1932)

Prosperity (1932)

Directed by: Sam Wood Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Maggie (Marie Dressler) and Lizzie (Polly Moran) are friends turned rival mothers-in-law when Lizzie accidentally starts a run on Maggie’s family bank. Purr Blur: After taking all of her money out of the bank, Lizzie is […]

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 […]

Tomcats (2001)

Tomcats (2001)

Directed by: Gregory Poirier Synopsis: A group of bachelors bet each other they will stay single. Seven years later and in debt, Michael Delany (Jerry O’Connell) has to get his friend Kyle (Jake Busey), the only other remaining bachelor, married to win the money. Cartoon Cats: The opening sequences show an animated cat and dog […]

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 Café which only befuddles her matchmaking mother Sheila (Swoosie Kurtz). Cat […]

What We Do in the Shadows – “Manhattan Night Club”

What We Do in the Shadows – “Manhattan Night Club”

Original Air Date: April 17, 2019 Directed by: Jemaine Clement Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: The vampires go to a Manhattan night club hoping to form an alliance with a former acquaintance. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Once at the night club Nandor’s familiar, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén), […]

Like Father, Like Son (1987)

Like Father, Like Son (1987)

Directed by: Rod Daniel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Thanks to a Native American brain transference serum, Dr. Jack Hammond (Dudley Moore) and his son Chris (Kirk Cameron) trade brains and learn about the daily problems each other faces. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Chris’ friend […]

What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

Starring: Sifty Directed by: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A hilarious mockumentary about a group of vampires living together in a flat in Wellington, New Zealand. Purr Blur: One of the vampires, Vladislav (Jemaine Clement), has the ability to shape-shift into […]

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 […]