Original Title: La belle et la bête Directed by: Jean Cocteau Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The classic telling of the fairy tale finds Belle (Josette Day) sacrificing herself to the whims of a Beast (Jean Marais) in order to save her father (Marcel André). […]
Directed by: Steve Oedekerk Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Otis the cow (voiced by Kevin James) would rather play than help his father Ben (voiced by Sam Elliott) guard the farm from coyotes. Cartoon Cats: This notoriously bizarre film suffers from all kinds of weirdness, […]
Original Title: Dai-Nihonjin Directed by: Hitoshi Matsumoto Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: This mockumentary follows Masaru Daisatô (Hitoshi Matsumoto), a middle-aged man leading a disconnected life from surrounding Tokyo, who also happens to be Big Man, the last of a long line of monster fighters. […]
Directed by: Betty Thomas Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dr. John Dolittle (Eddie Murphy) thinks that being able to talk to animals is a curse but eventually it turns into a blessing. Kitty Cameos: Dolittle is trying to help a sick tiger and calls a […]
Directed by: Tim Burton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A CGI-heavy variation on Lewis Carroll’s classic finds a maturing Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returning to Wonderland to help restore the White Queen (Anne Hathaway) to power. Cartoon Cat: As in the original story Alice encounters the […]
Directed by: Margaret Thomson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of precocious children get into mischief when they manage to split the atom and then use the energy to make popcorn. Purr Blur: One of the boys tells the story of what happened the […]
Directed by: Chuck Jones Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sniffles the mouse (voiced by Margaret Hill-Talbot) is recruited by his fellow rodents to place a bell on a cat’s neck. Cartoon Cat: The unnamed blue and white cat is chasing Sniffles and his friends (relatives?) […]
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez Synopsis: Based on the graphic novel Gunnm, Alita (Rosa Salazar) is a reactivated cyborg who sets out to find out about her past. Purr Blur: In one scene a woman returning home is startled by a long-haired tabby cat on nearby garbage cans. This happens right before she is murdered. Final […]
Directed by: Dean Riesner Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An all-animal cast comprised mostly of birds tells the story of a town called Chirpendale which is menaced by a dangerous crow. Kitty Cameos: When a circus comes to town, two of the cages include kittens. […]
Directed by: Joe Dante Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Ben (Ethan Hawke) is a young sci-fi fan who dreams of a computer blueprint which leads to adventures for himself and his friends Wolfgang (River Phoenix) and Darren (Jason Presson). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Ben takes […]