Rock the Kasbah (2015)

Rock the Kasbah (2015)

Directed by: Barry Levinson Synopsis: Richie Lanz (Bill Murray) is a down-and-out music producer stranded in Afghanistan who discovers a teenage girl with an astounding voice and strives to get her on the Afghan Star television competition. Purr Blur: During the girl’s big number on the show, a cat is seen briefly in the darkness […]

Spalovac mrtvol (1969)

Spalovac mrtvol (1969)

English Title: CrematorDirected by: Juraj Herz This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Czechoslovakian cremator named Karel Kopfrkingl (Rudolf Hrusínský) suffers from delusions of grandeur, slipping more and more into a fantasy world that leads to horrific acts. […]

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, […]

A Girl’s Own Story (1986)

A Girl’s Own Story (1986)

Directed by: Jane Campion Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A short film which looks at the lives of three teenage girls growing up in the 1960’s. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): One girl named Gloria (Marina Knight) is petting some kittens while talking with her brother […]

Marriage Story (2019)

Marriage Story (2019)

Directed by: Noah Baumbach Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Married couple Charlie (Adam Driver) and Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) come to the point where divorce is their destiny and so they struggle with the emotional and legal ramifications of that experience. Kitty Cameo: Charlie seeks a […]

Boccaccio ’70 (1962)

Boccaccio ’70 (1962)

Directed by: Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli, Luchino Visconti This review contains a mild Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A collection of four short films inspired by Boccaccio’s novellas center on the varied relationships between males and females. Cat Burglars […]

Juno and the Paycock (1930)

Juno and the Paycock (1930)

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The Boyle family come into a large inheritance which makes them lose sight of what’s really important. Purr Blur: The setting for the film is 1922 Ireland at the time of the Irish Civil War. At the […]

The Holly and the Ivy (1952)

The Holly and the Ivy (1952)

Directed by: George More O’Ferrall Synopsis: An English minister and his family reunite for Christmas, bringing out warmth, secrets and honesty. Kitty Cameo: In the beginning of the film, Aunt Bridget (Maureen Delaney) is telling her neighbor that she won’t go on holiday because she doesn’t want to leave her black cat Blossom. The neighbor […]

The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

Starring: GeorgeDirected by: Bharat Nalluri This review contains a mild Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The story of how author Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) came to create his classic tale A Christmas Carol. Kitty Cameo: In need of money to publish the […]

Funny People (2009)

Funny People (2009)

Directed by: Judd Apatow Synopsis: Comedian George Simmons (Adam Sandler) learns he is dying and takes a struggling comedian named Ira (Seth Rogen) under his wing. Kitty Cameos: Ira is watching a video made by another comedian named Leo Koenig (Jonah Hill) which features footage of kittens and Leo acting like a cat. Ira is […]