Directed by: Werner Herzog This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The story of Franz Woyzek (Klaus Kinski), a hapless soldier bombarded by bizarrness on all sides. Kitty Cameo: In one scene a local doctor (Willy Semmelrogge) who revels in […]
English Title: The Living SkeletonDirected by: Hiroki Matsuno Synopsis: A woman named Saeko (Kikko Matsuoka) is haunted by the ghosts from a ship where a murder has taken place. Kitty Cameo: The ghost is seeking revenge on the pirates who committed the murders. One of these pirates named Suetsugu (Keiko Yanagawa) becomes a cabaret owner. […]
Also Known As: Tetsuo: The Iron ManDirected by: Shin’ya Tsukamoto This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A businessman (Tomorô Taguchi) finds himself slowly turning into a metal monster after hitting a strange man on a bicycle with his car. […]
English Title: The Big RiskDirected by: Claude Sautet Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Abel Davos (Lino Ventura) is a career criminal who needs help returning to Paris and is deeply disappointed when his associates send another freelance criminal named Stark (Jean-Paul Belmondo) instead. Kitty Cameo: […]
English Title: BurningDirected by: Chang-dong Lee Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains MAJOR spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lee Jong-su (Ah-in Yoo) reconnects with childhood neighbor Shin Hae-mi (Jong-seo Jun) but is surprised when she returns from Africa in the company of a mysterious young man named Ben (Steven Yeun). Featured Feline: […]
Also Known As: The Green Ray; SummerDirected by: Éric Rohmer Synopsis: Delphine (Marie Rivière) is a secretary who finds herself having to take a vacation alone, but circumstance interferes and opens up a whole new world to her. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Delphine is sitting with her friends around a table outside. One woman […]
Directed by: Jean Renoir Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Maurice Legrand (Michel Simon) is in an unhappy marriage but finds comfort with a mistress named Lucienne (Janie Marèse), all of which leads to tragedy. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): At a pivotal point in the film, […]
English Title: Close-Up Directed by: Abbas Kiarostami Synopsis: A recreation (using the principle people from the true story) of Hossain Sabzian’s impersonation of director Mohsen Makhmalbaf to win favor with a family and the fall-out of said act. Purr Blur: At the beginning of the film, a taxi driver (Hooshang Shamaei) takes a reporter and […]
Directed by: György Pálfi This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The twisted tale of three generations of offspring, each with their own brand of perversion and obsession. Featured Felines: The third segment follows the life of Balatony Lajoska (Marc […]
Directed by: Christian-Jaque This review contains a very mild Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Catherine Hubscher (Sophia Loren) is a laundress whose energy and spirit have a direct impact on those fighting in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, including The […]