Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)

Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)

Directed by: Norman Foster Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre) tries to intercept a priceless scroll before a gang of ruthless thieves can get hold of it and unlock its secrets. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Mr. Moto’s black cat Chunkina (the subtitles […]

Charlie Chan’s Secret (1936)

Charlie Chan’s Secret (1936)

Directed by: Gordon Wiles Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) investigates the strange death of a would-be heir who disappears during an ocean voyage. Kitty Cameo: Much of the action takes place in a small, bizarre house built outside the mansion of […]

Heart (1999)

Heart (1999)

Directed by: Charles McDougall This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Gary (Christopher Eccleston) and his wife Tess (Kate Hardie) are fighting about her infidelity when he suffers a heart attack. One heart transplant later, things get very complicated. Kitty […]

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947)

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947)

Directed by: Lew Landers Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mystery writer Kenneth Magee (Phillip Terry) arrives at the resort called Baldpate which is supposed to be deserted during the winter. So why are there so many people showing up and with sinister motives? Purr Blurs: […]

La chienne (1931)

La chienne (1931)

Directed by: Jean Renoir Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Maurice Legrand (Michel Simon) is in an unhappy marriage but finds comfort with a mistress named Lucienne (Janie Marèse), all of which leads to tragedy. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): At a pivotal point in the film, […]

The Two Faces of January (2014)

The Two Faces of January (2014)

Directed by: Hossein Amini Synopsis: Rydal (Oscar Isaac), an American tour guide in Greece, gets caught up in an unsavory situation with fellow Americans Chester (Viggo Mortensen) and Colette (Kirsten Dunst). Kitty Cameos: While the trio are still in Athens, a cat can be seen standing outside of a building. Later when they arrive in […]

The Sleeping Tiger (1954)

The Sleeping Tiger (1954)

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 […]

View of Terror (2003)

View of Terror (2003)

Directed by: Louis Bélanger Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: A woman named Celeste (Shannen Doherty) is stalked and tormented by a voyeur who can see into her apartment. Kitty Cameo: At one point the stalker sets up a video on Celeste’s VCR where she sees […]

Pickup on South Street (1953)

Pickup on South Street (1953)

Directed by: Sam Fuller Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark) gets in over his head when he pick pockets a microfilm wanted by spies. Kitty Cameo: In one tense scene one of the spies named Joey (Richard Kiley) is trying to escape from […]

The House of Fear (1945)

The House of Fear (1945)

Directed by: Roy William Neill Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and his assistant Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) travel to Scotland to investigate a series of murders, each preceded by the victim receiving an envelope filled with orange pips. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Watson is alone in the large, dark mansion on a stormy night […]