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. […]

11:55 (2016)

11:55 (2016)

Directed by: Ari Issler, Ben Snyder Synopsis: An updated telling of High Noon finds U.S. Marine Nelson Sanchez (Victor Almanzar) facing a showdown with former associates at 11:55 p.m. Purr Blur: Near the end of the film several shots of the deserted morning streets are shown, including a memorial with a black cat walking behind […]

Angel Heart (1987)

Angel Heart (1987)

Directed by: Alan Parker Synopsis: Gritty detective Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) takes on an unusual missing persons case with unexpected twists and turns. Kitty Cameo: A tabby cat is on a snowy fire escape at the beginning of the film, looking down into a dark alley. A dog comes by and barks at the cat, […]

La mala ordina (1972)

La mala ordina (1972)

English Titles: The Italian Connection; ManhuntDirected by: Fernando Di Leo This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Milan pimp named Luca Canali (Mario Adorf) is pursued by two American hit men (Henry Silva, Woody Strode) posing as mobsters. Cat […]

The Take (1974)

The Take (1974)

Directed by: Robert Hartford-Davis Synopsis: Police detective Terry Sneed (Billy Dee Williams) is recruited by a New Mexico law enforcement agency to rid the city of corruption. But who are really the corrupt ones? Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Late in the film Sneed goes into a bar to carry out some business. The bartender is […]

Please Murder Me! (1956)

Please Murder Me! (1956)

Directed by: Peter Godfrey Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lawyer Craig Carlson (Raymond Burr) defends Myra Leeds (Angela Lansbury) when she is accused of murder, even though they have fallen in love with each other. Kitty Cameo: In the scene when Myra’s husband Joe (Dick […]

Lady on a Train (1945)

Lady on a Train (1945)

Starring: Whitey Directed by: Charles David Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some major spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Nikki Collins (Deanna Durbin) is a young woman visiting New York who witnesses a murder from her train window just before reaching Grand Central Station. Her determination to solve the crime brings her […]

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

Directed by: Charles Chaplin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Monsieur Verdoux (Charles Chaplin) is a charmer when it comes to the ladies which comes in handy with his new line of work; marrying and murdering rich women for their money. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Cats […]

The Long Goodbye (1973)

The Long Goodbye (1973)

Directed by: Robert Altman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Raymond Chandler’s classic detective steps into modern day Hollywood when Philip Marlowe (Elliot Gould) becomes involved in a complicated murder mystery after driving a friend (Jim Bouton) to the Mexican border. Shortly afterward he is hired […]

Curse of the Demon (1957)

Curse of the Demon (1957)

Original Title: Night of the Demon Directed by: Jacques Tourneur Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dr. John Holden (Dana Andrews) is an American psychologist who travels to England to attend a conference about the paranormal when the lead speaker is killed mysteriously. The deceased doctor’s […]