The Humbling (2014)

The Humbling (2014)

Directed by: Barry Levinson This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Simon Axler (Al Pacino) is an aging actor who suffers a breakdown brought on by encroaching dementia. After returning home from an institution, he begins an affair with a […]

Never Too Late (1965)

Never Too Late (1965)

Directed by: Bud Yorkin This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Harry Lambert (Paul Ford) is shocked when his fifty-something-year-old wife Edith (Maureen O’Sullivan) announces she is pregnant. Kitty Cameo: Harry owns a lumber mill where he employs his […]

Absolute Beginners (1986)

Absolute Beginners (1986)

Directed by: Julien Temple This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Set in London in the late 1950’s, this musical finds a photographer named Colin (Eddie O’Connell) trying to win the heart of fashion model Crepe Suzette (Patsy Kensit). Purr […]

Savior (1998)

Savior (1998)

Directed by: Peter Antonijevic Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Foreign Legion mercenary named Guy (Dennis Quaid) is hardened by a personal tragedy but begins to soften when confronted by the horrors of the war in Serbia. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Guy saves a pregnant […]

That Girl – “The Detective Story”

That Girl – “The Detective Story”

Original Air Date: March 14, 1968 Directed by: Hal Cooper Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: After receiving scary obscene phone calls, Ann (Marlo Thomas) enlists the aid of Detective Sergeant Ray Mandel (Hal Buckley) which does not please her jealous boyfriend Donald (Ted Bessell). Cat Burglar […]

The Joker (2010)

The Joker (2010)

Music Artist: Fat Boy Slim featuring Bootsy Collins Starring: Chandler, Sprocket and Pinto as “Fat Boy Slim” Directed by: Jan Loscheider Synopsis: The winner of the Fat Boy Slim Make a Music Video contest with an all-kitten cast in an updated version of the Steve Miller Band song. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The video begins […]

New American Fashions for Pets (1949)

New American Fashions for Pets (1949)

Gaumont British News Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows the latest fashions from America for women, cats and dogs. Reality Cats: After the segment showing off women’s fashions, the narrator explains that all this talk about fur is rather looked down on by those who wear their own fur coats and attend their own fashion shows, too. […]

Precious (2009)

Precious (2009)

Directed by: Lee Daniels Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Claireece Precious Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) struggles with unthinkable adversity while growing up in Harlem in the 1980’s. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Precious lives with her abusive mother Mary (Mo’Nique) who owns at least three cats. The […]

Deep Space (1988)

Deep Space (1988)

Directed by: Fred Olen Ray Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An American satellite containing a biological weapon crashes, releasing a deadly, slimy monster. Kitty Cameo: In one scene a security guard (Jerome Larocca) is patrolling a warehouse. He says, “I know you’re in here!” and […]

Crime in the Streets (1956)

Crime in the Streets (1956)

Directed by: Don Siegel Synopsis: A social worker (James Whitmore) tries to get through to hoodlum kids running amok in the streets. Purr Blur: Near the end of the film, Frankie (John Cassavetes), Angelo (Sal Mineo) and Lou (Mark Rydell) crouch in an alley in anxious anticipation of an impending event. After a moment of […]