Three Magic Words (1939)

Three Magic Words (1939)

Directed by: Al Christie Synopsis: Mrs. Newlywed faces the daunting prospect of preparing a last minute meal for her husband’s friends but is helped by three musical men who extoll to her the virtues of pork through song and cooking lessons. Purr Blur: When the meal is prepared the doorbell rings and Mrs. Newlywed rushes […]

Bed Rest (2022)

Bed Rest (2022)

Starring: Chai Directed by: Lori Evans Taylor Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains MAJOR spoilers for the end of this film! Synopsis: Pregnant Julie Rivers (Melissa Barrera) moves into a new home with her husband Daniel (Guy Burnet) when an accident forces her into bed rest and strange things begin to happen. […]

Klondike Kate (1943)

Klondike Kate (1943)

by Brian H. and Linda Kay Directed by: William Castle Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Kathleen “Kate” O’Day (Ann Savage) arrives in 1890’s Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush with a deed from her deceased father to a saloon owned by Jefferson Braddock (Tom Neal). […]

Dominick and Eugene (1988)

Dominick and Eugene (1988)

Directed by: Robert M. Young Synopsis: Eugene (Ray Liotta) is studying to become a doctor but feels torn between his studies and his need to care for his younger, slower brother Dominick (Tom Hulce). Purr Blur: After witnessing a horrible event and being threatened not to tell, Dominick runs down a long flight of stairs. […]

The Bad Seed (1985)

The Bad Seed (1985)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Paul Wendkos Synopsis: Nine-year-old Rachel Penmark (Carrie Wells) seems to be the perfect child, that is until she is crossed or doesn’t get her own way in this made-for-TV remake of the classic play. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In a pre-titles prologue an old woman, Mrs. Post (Eve Smith), puts […]

Have Gun – Will Travel – “Fogg Bound”

Have Gun – Will Travel – “Fogg Bound”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: December 3, 1960 Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen Synopsis: The successful capitalist gunslinger known as Paladin (Richard Boone) is hired by finicky and punctilious Phileas Fogg (Patric Knowles) to ensure that he maintains his timetable for his trip Around the World in Eighty Days – and to avoid the […]

Flower Drum Song (1961)

Flower Drum Song (1961)

Directed by: Henry Koster Synopsis: An adaptation of the stage musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) arrives in San Francisco from Hong Kong for an arranged marriage to a nightclub owner named Sammy Fong (Jack Soo), not realizing that he has eyes for singer Linda Low (Nancy Kwan). Purr Blur: With the […]

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Season One”

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Season One”

Original Air Date: March 17, 2017 Directed by: Amy Sherman-Palladino Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this series! Synopsis: Mrs. Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) is living a picture-perfect life until her husband leaves her and she stumbles into the bawdy world of nightclub comics. Kitty Cameo: In the pilot episode, […]

Matlock – “Santa Claus”

Matlock – “Santa Claus”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: December 9, 1986 Directed by: Daniel Haller Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Santa Claus in the person of down-on-his-luck Korea war veteran Tom McCabe (Pat Hingle) is arrested for murdering slimy slumlord Alan Rollins (Linden Chiles). Wily and folksy Ben […]

Christmas Eve (1986)

Christmas Eve (1986)

Directed by: Stuart Cooper Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Amanda Kingsley (Loretta Young) is a wealthy, charitable older woman who finds out she has an incurable aneurism and hires a detective to track down and reunite her grown children. Cat Cattle Call: Amanda likes to go […]