by Mark Murton Starring: Yukon King Directed by: Andy Sidaris Synopsis: Wealthy playboy / private investigator Cody Abilene (Darby Hinton) is hired by government intelligence operative Contessa Luciana (Sybil Danning) to investigate a lead into who is selling computer technology to the Russians. Kitty Cameo: The longhair tuxedo cat appears (for all of 3 seconds) […]
Category Archives: Crime
Inspector Palmu’s Mistake (1963)
by Mark Murton Original Finnish title: Komisario Palmun Erehdys Also Known As: Inspector Palmu’s Error Directed by: Matti Kassila This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: When infamous tycoon Bruno Rygseck (Jussi Jurkka) is found dead in his bath tub, […]
The Beggar’s Opera (1953)
by Ted Davis Directed by: Peter Brook Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The successful criminal career of foxy rogue MacHeath the Highwayman (Laurence Olivier) is severely compromised by his growing fondness for pretty-as-a-picture Polly Peachum (Dorothy Tutin) and positively threatened by his wayward relationships with […]
Bad Girls – “Do or Die”
by Mark Murton Original Air Date: April 24, 2001 Directed by: Jo Johnson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: In this episode of the UK women’s prison drama, Julie Saunders (Victoria Alcock) and Julie Johnston (Kika Mirylees) discover a stray cat. Di shows Josh the ropes, and […]
The Girl in the News (1940)
by Ted Davis Directed by: Carol Reed Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Responsible and compassionate Nurse Anne Graham (Margaret Lockwood) is wrongfully accused and tried for murdering invalid patient Miss Blakey (Irene Handl), but is acquitted of the charges, mainly through the efforts of her […]
In Cold Blood (1967)
Directed by: Richard Brooks Synopsis: Based on the book by Truman Capote which follows the true story of two ruthless criminals (Robert Blake and Scott Wilson) who murder a family in a botched robbery then run from the police. Purr Blur: In the family’s home at the beginning of the film the daughter, Nancy (Brenda […]
Perfume: the Story of a Murderer (2006)
Directed by: Tom Tykwer This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw) is a young man with a remarkable sense of smell whose obsession with the scent of a woman leads him down dark paths. Kitty Cameo: […]
Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)
by Brian H. Also Known As: Souls for Sale; Evils of Chinatown Directed by: Albert Zugsmith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Very loosely based on Thomas De Quincey’s 1821 novel Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. Gilbert de Quincey (Vincent Price), a fictional descendant of Thomas […]
These Dangerous Years (1957)
by Mark Murton Also Known As: Dangerous Youth Directed by: Herbert Wilcox Synopsis: Soon after Liverpool gang member Dave Wyman (Frankie Vaughan) wins a singing contest he is called up for National Service where he clashes with another soldier. Purr Blur: As the police close in on the AWOL Wyman he escapes through a window […]
Oasis of Fear (1971)
by Ted Davis Original Title: Un posto ideale per uccidere Also Known As: An Ideal Place to Kill; Dirty Pictures Directed by: Umberto Lenzi Synopsis: An extremely lurid thriller, heavily larded with sexual content, which follows the misadventures of beautiful wanton Ingrid Sjoman (Ornella Muti) and lean and scruffy Dick Butler (Raymond Lovelock), a young […]