Hoodoo Ann (1916)

Hoodoo Ann (1916)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Lloyd Ingraham This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Young Ann (Mae Marsh) has lived in an orphanage since infancy. Unhappy and lonely, Ann is told by the orphanage cook during a palm reading that […]

Smooth Criminal (1988)

Smooth Criminal (1988)

Music Artist: Michael Jackson Directed by: Colin Chilvers Synopsis: A music video for the Michael Jackson song takes place in a speakeasy-style club where Michael and the patrons show off some impressive dance moves. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): As Michael first enters the club, a woman is holding a black cat. The cat shows up […]

La Llorona (1960)

La Llorona (1960)

Directed by: René Cardona Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Felipe (Mauricio Garcés) and Margarita (Luz María Aguilar) get married and have a son, although her Uncle Gerardo (Carlos López Moctezuma) warns them of a curse which may cost their child his life. Cartoon Cats: When […]

Game 6 (2005)

Game 6 (2005)

Starring: Blackie Directed by: Michael Hoffman Synopsis: Playwright Nicky Rogan (Michael Keaton) is worried that vicious Broadway critic Steven Schwimmer (Robert Downey Jr.) is going to tear apart his new work. More importantly, his beloved Red Sox are up against the Mets in game six of the World Series. Kitty Cameo: The eccentric Schwimmer lives […]

Carry On Constable (1960)

Carry On Constable (1960)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Gerald Thomas Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: When a suburban police station is understaffed due to a flu epidemic, three new recruits, straight from training school, are assigned to help out. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Walking the beat near a […]

Little Orvie (1940)

Little Orvie (1940)

Directed by: Ray McCarey This review contains a Mild Kitty Carnage Warning for rough handling! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A precocious boy named Orvie Stone (Johnny Sheffield) has his hopes set on getting a dog for his birthday but his mother (Dorothy Tree) is […]

The Ploughman’s Lunch (1983)

The Ploughman’s Lunch (1983)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Richard Eyre Synopsis: At the time the Falklands war is dominating the British media, ambitious Journalist James Penfield (Jonathan Pryce) starts working on a book about the 1956 Suez Crisis while he also beginning a pursuit of TV reporter Susan Barrington (Charlie Dore). Purr Blur: In his pursuit of Susan, […]

The Beloved Rogue (1927)

The Beloved Rogue (1927)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Alan Crosland Synopsis: In 15th century France, Francois Villon (John Barrymore), renowned poet, vagabond, patriot and hero to the beggars and outcasts of Paris, is used as a pawn by the scuttling and superstitious Louis XI (Conrad Veidt), King of France, to rid his kingdom of the encroaching and rapacious […]

Fighter Squadron (1948)

Fighter Squadron (1948)

Starring: Black Tom Directed by: Raoul Walsh Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Ace fighter pilot Major Ed Hardin (Edmond O’Brien), finds himself promoted to the head of his group where he must reconcile his dislike for authority with the need to lead and protect his […]

The Baby and the Battleship (1956)

The Baby and the Battleship (1956)

by Mark Murton This review contains a Mild Kitty Carnage Warning for rough handling! Directed by: Jay Lewis Synopsis: After a drunken night ashore, Puncher Roberts (John Mills) finds himself stuck with the baby brother of his best friend’s ex-girlfriend and unable to return him before the ship sails he smuggles the child aboard and […]