Directed by: Julien Duvivier Synopsis: Pépé le Moko (Jean Gabin) is hiding out in the Casbah where authorities can’t reach him, but the crafty Inspector Slimane (Lucas Gridoux) is determined to eventually flush his quarry. Kitty Cameos: The American remake of this film, Algiers, featured some of the stock footage of the Casbah originally used […]
Directed by: Ernest Dickerson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jack Mason (Ice-T) is homeless and living on the streets when he’s recruited by a hunting organization to help with a remote hunt, not realizing that he is to play the part of the hunted! Purr […]
Starring: TowneDirected by: Marielle Heller This review contains an intense Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Author Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy) struggles after her old Hollywood biographies fall out of favor and turns to a new way of making money; forging personal letters […]
Original Air Date: December 12, 2012Starring: FrostyDirected by: Gail Mancuso Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Claire (Julie Bowen) and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) want to flip a house but their spouses Phil (Ty Burrell) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) don’t agree, only neither of them want to […]
Original Air Date: October 9, 1976Starring: SimbaDirected by: Georg Fenady Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: The crew rescue a transient with a mattress stuffed full of money and a bride who faints at her wedding. Kitty Cameo: In one segment the squad is called out to […]
Directed by: Ward Kimball, Les Clark, John Lounsbery, Fred Moore, Wolfgang Reitherman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some slight spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jiminy Cricket introduces two animated shorts, Bongo and Mickey and the Beanstalk. Kitty Cameo: As the film begins, Jiminy is in the library of a home. He […]
Directed by: Norman Foster Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) travels to Reno to try to prove the innocence of a young woman accused of murder. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Throughout the movie, Sheriff Fletcher (Slim Summerville) follows Charlie Chan, skeptical of […]
Directed by: Joseph Losey Synopsis: Psychotherapist Dr. Clive Edmond (Alexander Knox) opens up a can of worms with his wife Glenda (Alexis Smith) when he invites a thug (Dirk Bogarde) into his home for rehabilitation instead of turning him over to the police. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the film Dr. Edmond is seen […]
English Title: Scent of a WomanDirected by: Dino Risi This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A young Army cadet named Giovanni Bertazzi (Alessandro Momo) is assigned to accompany a surly blind and maimed Captain named Fausto Consolo (Vittorio Gassman) […]
English Title: Vengeance of HerculesAlso Known As: Goliath and the DragonDirected by: Vittorio Cottafavi Synopsis: A mighty warrior known as Goliath (Mark Forest) defends his home from evil rulers and monstrous creatures. Purr Blurs: Goliath (or Hercules, depending upon which version you are watching) returns home and is in bed with his wife Ismene (Leonora […]