by Ted Davis Original Air Date: September 14, 1968 Director: Ralph Bakshi Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Teenaged tie-and-sweater wearing bookworm student Peter Parker (Paul Soles) is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains amazing and tremendous abilities and powers, which he employs in his […]
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Batman – “Marsha’s Scheme of Diamonds”
by Ted Davis Original Air Date: November 24, 1966 Directed by: James B. Clark Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Marsha, Queen of Diamonds (Carolyn Jones), continues her obsessive efforts to purloin the renowned Bat-Diamond (over 10,000 carats!), which Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) use […]
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 […]
The Freak Brothers – “Are You Ready for an Edible?” (2020)
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A series of animated shorts promoting the new series based on the underground classic comic The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers by Gilbert Shelton. Cartoon Cat: In the series the Freak Brothers, Freewheelin’ Franklin Freek (voiced by Woody Harrelson), Phineas T. […]
How a Cat Named Goose Became a Star
Or, to be more specific, how a cat named Reggie played a cat named Goose, who used to be called Chewie and is actually a Flerken, stole the film Captain Marvel. But let’s start at the beginning, which would be the Marvel comic books. In the original Captain Marvel comics (NOT to be confused with […]
Captain Marvel (2019)
Starring: Reggie, Gonzo, Rizzo and Archie Directed by: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Air Force pilot Carol Danvers aka Vers (Brie Larson) goes through a journey of discovery which leads to her developing her powers to become Captain Marvel. Featured Feline […]
The Secret of My Success (1965)
Directed by: Andrew L. Stone Synopsis: Constable Arthur Tate (James Booth) explains the odd stories behind his unbelievably quick rise to fame and fortune via three lovely and deadly women. Purr Blur: Arthur visits his mother (Amy Dalby) and explains the strange encounter with the first woman. As his mother and Mrs. Pringle (Ann Lancaster) […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Starring: Ziva Directed by: Jon Watts Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Peter Parker (Tom Holland) returns home to his “normal” life after working with The Avengers and finds himself battling new villains with scary technology. Kitty Cameo: Peter visits the local bodega run by Mr. […]
The Crow (1994)
Directed by: Alex Proyas Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A musician named Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) is brutally murdered along with the love of his life Shelley (Sofia Shinas) and returns from the dead to seek vengeance. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): When Eric enters his […]
Venom (2018)
Starring: Ziva Directed by: Ruben Fleischer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) is a fired reporter who gets too close to the truth about experiments on alien entities, then gets even closer to the truth when one of the entities invades his […]