Directed by: Robert Resnikoff Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: L.A. police detective Russell Logan (Lou Diamond Phillips) reluctantly teams with psychic Tess Seaton (Tracy Griffith) to try to capture a serial killer who appears to be able to defy death. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Russell […]
Category Archives: Crime
The Brotherhood (1968)
Directed by: Martin Ritt Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Mob boss Frank Ginetta (Kirk Douglas) fights to keep his dealings the same while the bosses around him want to make radical changes to their way of business. Purr Blur: At the beginning of the film […]
The Blue Lamp (1950)
Directed by: Basil Dearden Synopsis: Two London policemen face growing dangers as young criminals without respect for the law or even veteran crooks run amok. Kitty Cameo: Police Constable Mitchell (Jimmy Hanley) is new to the force and walks his beat at night. Suddenly he hears a loud screeching and turns, shining his flashlight at […]
Terror Aboard (1933)
Directed by: Paul Sloane Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A yacht is found seemingly abandoned apart from a few corpses in the middle of the ocean. Flashbacks explain what happened. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The crew of the ship which finds the yacht searches for […]
Account Rendered (1957)
Directed by: Peter Graham Scott Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: When a wealthy wife named Lucille Ainsworth (Ursula Howells) is murdered, there are plentiful suspects amongst her many lovers. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): One of the suspects is Gilbert Morgan (Carl Bernard), the business manager […]
Strange Bargain (1949)
Directed by: Will Price Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Sam Wilson (Jeffrey Lynn) is a struggling working man whose boss asks for help in a suicide for insurance money scheme. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After coming home from his boss’ house with blood on his […]
36 Hours (1953)
Also Known As: Terror Street Directed by: Montgomery Tully This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a major spoiler for this film! Synopsis: American pilot Major Bill Rogers (Dan Duryea) sneaks into London to find his missing wife only to end up accused of her […]
Blindsided (2013)
Original Title: Penthouse North Directed by: Joseph Ruben This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains MAJOR spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sara (Michelle Monaghan) is a blind photographer who has to fight for her life when thugs invade her penthouse apartment looking for something that was […]
Gallant Sons (1940)
Directed by: George B. Seitz Synopsis: Best friends Johnny (Gene Reynolds) and Byron (Jackie Cooper) have fathers whose occupations are at odds, causing a riff in their friendship. Kitty Cameo: Two of the boys, Johnny (Gene Reynolds) and Beefy (William Tracy), follow a suspected bad guy into an apartment and watch him while hidden. Beefy […]
Deadbeat at Dawn (1988)
Directed by: Jim Van Bebber Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A gang leader named Goose (Jim Van Bebber) swears vengeance when a rival gang targets his girlfriend. Kitty Cameo: Goose’s gang agrees to pull a large heist with their rival gang. After the job, the […]