English Title: CrematorDirected by: Juraj Herz This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Czechoslovakian cremator named Karel Kopfrkingl (Rudolf Hrusínský) suffers from delusions of grandeur, slipping more and more into a fantasy world that leads to horrific acts. […]
Directed by: Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli, Luchino Visconti This review contains a mild Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A collection of four short films inspired by Boccaccio’s novellas center on the varied relationships between males and females. Cat Burglars […]
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The Boyle family come into a large inheritance which makes them lose sight of what’s really important. Purr Blur: The setting for the film is 1922 Ireland at the time of the Irish Civil War. At the […]
Directed by: George More O’Ferrall Synopsis: An English minister and his family reunite for Christmas, bringing out warmth, secrets and honesty. Kitty Cameo: In the beginning of the film, Aunt Bridget (Maureen Delaney) is telling her neighbor that she won’t go on holiday because she doesn’t want to leave her black cat Blossom. The neighbor […]
Directed by: Mira Nair Synopsis: A wedding in India brings together relatives from around the world, secret trysts and comedic misadventures. Purr Blur: During a series of shots taken while driving around New Delhi, an orange and white tabby cat is seen briefly. Final Mewsings: Cats don’t understand weddings or drive-by filming. Relevant Links: To […]
English Titles: The Italian Connection; ManhuntDirected by: Fernando Di Leo This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Milan pimp named Luca Canali (Mario Adorf) is pursued by two American hit men (Henry Silva, Woody Strode) posing as mobsters. Cat […]
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: […]