Directed by: Roy Boulting Synopsis: Josephine (Glynis Johns) is a woman attracted to men who are underdogs and in need of her nurturing nature. Kitty Cameos: At the beginning of the film Josephine’s uncle (Jack Buchanan) begins to tell her story, starting with her childhood. She is seen pushing a baby pram with two cats […]
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). […]
Also Known As: Anthropophagus: The Grim Reaper; The Savage Island Directed by: Joe D’Amato Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of friends and a woman named Julie (Tisa Farrow) they pick up along the way find themselves stalked by a cannibalistic killer on an […]
Original Title: Meshi Directed by: Mikio Naruse This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Michiyo Okamoto (Setsuko Hara) is an unhappy housewife living with her husband Hatsunosuke (Ken Uehara) is a quiet part of Osaka. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): […]
Directed by: Marcel Varnel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: School teacher Will Lamb (Will Hay) is hired to work in a haunted Scottish school whose ghost heralds the death of each faculty member by sounding bagpipes. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Late in the film, Lamb […]
Starring: Texas Directed by: Mike Leigh Synopsis: A successful woman named Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) searches for her birth mother which leads to some surprising revelations. Kitty Cameo: One of the lead characters is a professional photographer named Maurice (Timothy Spall). Examples of his work are shown in a montage of various clients, including a woman […]
Original Air Date: March 13, 2005 Directed by: Sarah Hellings Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) investigates the questionable suicide of a troubled solicitor who either fell or jumped from the roof of his home. Purr Blur: One character, Otto Benham (Oliver […]
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: Conor McMahon This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Stiches the Clown (Ross Noble) dies in a freak accident during a children’s party and returns six years later to seek revenge on the now-teenagers. Cat Burglar (Scene […]
Directed by: Bruce Beresford Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A slice-of-life comedy drama which captures the world of teenage girls Debbie (Nell Schofield) and Sue (Jad Capelja) as they grow up in a Sydney surfing community in the 1970’s. Kitty Cameo: Debbie comes home and […]