Black Hawk Down (2001)

Black Hawk Down (2001)

Directed by: Ridley Scott Synopsis: A group of U.S. Army Rangers are dropped into the middle of Mogadishu to capture targets but end up stranded with few options for escape. Purr Blur: As one group makes its way through the city to a hopeful extraction spot a black cat is seen crossing the road. Final […]

Serenity (2019)

Serenity (2019)

Directed by: Steven Knight Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Fishing boat captain Baker Dill (Matthew McConaughey) lives in a secluded island community without a care until his ex-wife Karen (Anne Hathaway) appears asking for a favor that will shake up his reality. Cat Burglar (Scene […]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer – “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered”

Buffy the Vampire Slayer – “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered”

Original Air Date: February 10, 1998 Directed by: James A. Contner Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Xander (Nicholas Brendon) blackmails Amy (Elizabeth Anne Allen) into using witchcraft to exact revenge for being dumped, but things go terrible awry. Kitty Cameo: At one point Amy changes Buffy […]

All Creatures Great and Small – “Judgement Day”

All Creatures Great and Small – “Judgement Day”

Original Air Date: October 21, 1978 Directed by: Christopher Barry This review contains a Kitty Carnage (and Kitty Causing Carnage) Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: James Herriot (Christopher Timothy) tries to treat an unruly patient then finds himself surrounded by controversy as the acting vet […]

The Prestige (2006)

The Prestige (2006)

Directed by: Christopher Nolan Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Rival magicians Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) will stop at nothing to not only outdo but destroy one another. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Looking for the secrets behind one of Alfred’s tricks […]

El Callejón de los Milagros (1995)

El Callejón de los Milagros (1995)

English Title: Midaq Alley Directed by: Jorge Fons Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The lives and complicated relationships of the people living on Callejón de los Milagros in Mexico City. Kitty Cameo: A bookseller named Ubaldo (Óscar Yoldi) owns a white and gray kitten which […]

The Doctor and the Girl (1949)

The Doctor and the Girl (1949)

Directed by: Curtis Bernhardt Synopsis: Dr. Michael Corday (Glenn Ford) learns compassion when he falls in love with one of his patients named Evelyn (Janet Leigh). Purr Blur: In one scene Dr. Corday is walking to a tenement building in Spanish Harlem to see a young boy who’s throat is closed up. As the doctor […]

Great Performances – “The Collection”

Great Performances – “The Collection”

Original Air Date: January 1, 1976 Directed by: Michael Apted Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A performance of the Harold Pinter play finds confusion about a possible affair between Bill (Malcolm McDowell) and Stella (Helen Mirren) which leaves Bill’s partner Harry (Laurence Olivier) and Stella’s husband […]

The Story of Us (2019)

The Story of Us (2019)

Directed by: Scott Smith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jamie (Maggie Lawson) owns the True Love Bookstore and Café which is in danger of being taken over by a development whose architect happens to be her first love Sawyer (Sam Page). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): […]

The Savages (2007)

The Savages (2007)

Directed by: Tamara Jenkins Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Wendy (Laura Linney) and John Savage (Philip Seymour Hoffman) find themselves having to come together as siblings despite a troubled past to care for their ailing father Lenny (Philip Bosco). Featured Feline: Wendy owns a female […]