Squid Game – “Red Light, Green Light”

Squid Game – “Red Light, Green Light”

Original Air Date: September 17, 2021 Directed by: Hwang Dong-hyuk Synopsis: Down on his luck and hopelessly in debt, Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) agrees to take part in a secret competition for a large cash prize, only to realize the games are not what anyone expected. Kitty Cameo: On his way home after coming into some […]

Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)

Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)

Original Title: Il tuo vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave Directed by: Sergio Martino This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A loose adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s story The Black Cat. Oliviero (Luigi […]

Seventy Deadly Pills (1964)

Seventy Deadly Pills (1964)

Directed by: Pat Jackson Synopsis: The police race against time to find seventy dangerous pills which were found by a group of kids who think they are candy. Kitty Cameos: The kids, who are in a gang called The Rockets, have a secret clubhouse. A young boy named Dickie (Ronnie Johnson) discovers the hideout and […]

Touch and Go (1955)

Touch and Go (1955)

Starring: Sooty Directed by: Michael Truman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jim Fletcher (Jack Hawkin) is a frustrated furniture designer who quits his firm when they refuse to accept his forward-thinking designs and announces he is moving his family to Australia. Featured Feline: The family owns […]

The Rules of the Game (1939)

The Rules of the Game (1939)

Original title: La règle du jeu Directed by: Jean Renoir This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Jean Renoir’s biting satire about class examines the interactions between the rich and their household staff Kitty Cameo: The head of the manor […]

The Baker’s Wife (1938)

The Baker’s Wife (1938)

Original Title: La femme du boulanger Directed by: Marcel Pagnol Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The young wife (Ginette Leclerc) of a town’s new baker (Raimu) runs off with a younger man, leading to gossip and ridicule. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The baker, Aimable, is […]

Dustbin Parade (1942)

Dustbin Parade (1942)

Directed by: Joy Batchelor, John Halas Synopsis: A British animated short explaining the advantages of donating salvage during World War II. Cartoon Cat: The short begins inside a black cat’s mouth as it is yowling to the moon. The camera pulls back to reveal the cat’s face. The cat is sitting on a railing as […]

The Battle of Billy’s Pond (1977)

The Battle of Billy’s Pond (1977)

Directed by: Harley Cokeliss This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A boy named Billy (Ben Buckton) fights back when he realizes a local pond has been contaminated with chemicals dumped there by a company. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Billy […]

The Magician (1958)

The Magician (1958)

Original Title: Ansiktet Directed by: Ingmar Bergman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: A magician named Vogler (Max von Sydow) and his assistants are sidelined by a town’s officials who demand to examine their performance to check the validity of their advertising claims and to settle […]

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)

Original Title: Moartea domnului Lãzãrescu Starring: Ricky, Lanoasa and Piti Directed by: Cristi Puiu Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The real-time trials of Mr. Lazarescu (Ion Fiscuteanu), a sick elderly man seeking medical help who finds himself shuffled from hospital to hospital looking for a […]