The Gingerbread Man (1998)

The Gingerbread Man (1998)

Directed by: Robert Altman This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lawyer Rick Magruder (Kenneth Branagh) tries to help a woman named Mallory (Embeth Davidtz) escape her insane father by having him committed. Purr Blur: In an early scene […]

Stick (1985)

Stick (1985)

Directed by: Burt Reynolds Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Ex-con Stick (Burt Reynolds) joins a friend on a delivery that goes sour, leading to complications. Kitty Cameo: The friend is Rainy (José Pérez) who takes Stick to see his boss Chucky (Charles Durning). As they […]

Dr. Crippen (1963)

Dr. Crippen (1963)

Directed by: Robert Lynn Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the true crime story of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen (Donald Pleasence) who was accused of killing his wife. Kitty Cameos: Crippen’s wife Belle (Coral Browne) is a henpecking kind of woman who is usually […]

Venom (2018)

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 […]

Underworld (1927)

Underworld (1927)

Directed by: Josef von Sternberg Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Gangster ‘Bull’ Weed (George Bancroft) is on top of the world until he suspects his right hand man Rolls Royce (Clive Brook) may be falling for his main moll Feathers (Evelyn Brent). Kitty Cameos: Near […]

The Anderson Tapes (1971)

The Anderson Tapes (1971)

Directed by: Sidney Lumet Synopsis: Ex-con Duke Anderson (Sean Connery) plans an ambitious heist with an entire apartment building as the target. Purr Blur: During the robbing of an apartment with elderly residents, a ginger tabby cat is standing on a cupboard to one side. Final Mewsings: Cats don’t associate with cat burglars. Many thanks […]

Tunnel Vision (1995)

Tunnel Vision (1995)

Directed by: Clive Fleury Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Police officers Kelly Wheatstone (Patsy Kensit) and Frank Yanovitch (Robert Reynolds) are on the trail of a killer who paints portraits of his victims. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The killer owns a Bengal tabby cat with […]

The Sopranos – “Watching Too Much Television”

The Sopranos – “Watching Too Much Television”

Original Air Date: October 27, 2002 Directed by: John Patterson Synopsis: A scheme is hatched which takes advantage of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Purr Blur: Assemblyman Zellman (Peter Riegert) visits one of the homes in the lower rent district. As he leaves with his assistant, a calico cat walks up the wooden […]

Veronica Mars (2014)

Veronica Mars (2014)

Directed by: Rob Thomas Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Film based on the popular TV series. Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) is finishing law school but finds herself drawn back to Neptune, California, when her friend is accused of murder. Kitty Cameo: Veronica suspects the killer […]

Savannah Smiles (1982)

Savannah Smiles (1982)

Directed by: Pierre De Moro Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Savannah (Bridgette Andersen) is the neglected daughter of politicians who runs away and takes up company with a couple of bumbling crooks (Mark Miller and Donovan Scott) who are then suspected of kidnapping the girl. […]