Cornwall Calling (1948)

Cornwall Calling (1948)

Directed by: T.R. Thumwood Synopsis: A promotional film for the Austin engine shows them being installed in a yacht which then takes a pleasure cruise along the Cornish coast. Reality Cats: While touring Mevagissey, two longhair black cats are sitting on the narrow street where the women are walking. Purr Blurs: Earlier in Polperro a […]

Mushrooms (1995)

Mushrooms (1995)

Directed by: Alan Madden Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Flo (Julia Blake) and Minnie (Lynette Curran) are elderly women who advertise for a border and end up with a deceased criminal and a policeman on his tail. They then resort to unique means to dispose […]

Black Cobra (1987)

Black Cobra (1987)

Original Title: Cobra Nero Directed by: Stelvio Massi Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In this Italian action film, Detective Robert Malone (aka Black Cobra) (Fred Williamson) takes on a biker gang in order to protect photographer witness Elys Trumbo (Eva Grimaldi). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): […]

Youth of the Beast (1963)

Youth of the Beast (1963)

Original Title: Yajû no seishun Directed by: Seijun Suzuki Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jôji ‘Jo’ Mizuno (Jô Shishido) looks for the truth behind a friend’s suspicious suicide and ends up pitting two Yakuza gangs against each other. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Jo is invited […]

What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

Starring: Sifty Directed by: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A hilarious mockumentary about a group of vampires living together in a flat in Wellington, New Zealand. Purr Blur: One of the vampires, Vladislav (Jemaine Clement), has the ability to shape-shift into […]

Interpol Calling – “Pipeline”

Interpol Calling – “Pipeline”

Original Air Date: May 29, 1960 Directed by: David MacDonald Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Inspector Duval (Charles Korvin) lands in a South American country to arrest a wanted criminal only to find himself in the midst of a civil war. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): When […]

Three Daughters (1961)

Three Daughters (1961)

Original Title: Teen Kanya Directed by: Satyajit Ray Synopsis: A collection of three short movies about defining moments in the lives of young girls. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The third film is titled Samapti and tells the story of college student Amulya (Soumitra Chatterjee) who comes home after passing his classes and is pestered by […]

The Silly Little Mouse (1940)

The Silly Little Mouse (1940)

Original Title: Skazka O Glupom Myshonke Directed by: Mikhail Tsekhanovsky Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: This animated operetta, based on the poem by S. Marshak with music by Dmitri Shostakovich, finds a mouse child who cannot fall asleep to his mother’s, or any other animal […]

Leon Morin, Priest (1961)

Leon Morin, Priest (1961)

Original Title: Léon Morin, prêtre Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In France during World War II, an atheist widow named Barny (Emmanuelle Riva) decides to test Father Léon Morin’s (Jean-Paul Belmondo) beliefs and finds herself drawn to the man and his […]

The Secret of My Success (1965)

The Secret of My Success (1965)

Directed by: Andrew L. Stone Synopsis: Constable Arthur Tate (James Booth) explains the odd stories behind his unbelievably quick rise to fame and fortune via three lovely and deadly women. Purr Blur: Arthur visits his mother (Amy Dalby) and explains the strange encounter with the first woman. As his mother and Mrs. Pringle (Ann Lancaster) […]