Warner Bros. Starring: John Cusack, Kevin Spacey Directed by: Clint Eastwood Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Writer John Kelso (John Cusack) finds himself embroiled in a murder case when the subject of his article, Jim Williams (Kevin Spacey) is accused of murder. Featured Feline: Williams owns a tabby cat […]
Category Archives: Suspense
Malicious (1995)
Keystone Pictures Starring: Molly Ringwald, Patrick McGaw Directed by: Ian Corson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: College baseball star Doug Gordon (Patrick McGaw) has a brief affair with a medical student named Melissa Nelson (Molly Ringwald). But when Doug’s girlfriend returns from a trip he tries to break […]
Night and the City (1950)
Twentieth Century-Fox Productions Starring: Richard Widmark, Googie Withers Directed by: Jules Dassin Synopsis: Con man Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) is always looking for the next great opportunity and gets in way over his head when he tries to take over the wrestling circuit in London. Purr Blur: In one scene the wife of Harry’s boss, Helen Nosseross (Googie Withers), […]
Frantic (1988)
Warner Bros. Starring: Harrison Ford, Emmanuelle Seigner Directed by: Roman Polanski Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dr. Richard Walker (Harrison Ford) is confused and desperate when his wife mysteriously disappears from their Paris hotel room. Kitty Cameo: During his long and exasperating search for his wife, Dr. Walker ends […]
Please Murder Me! (1956)
Directed by: Peter Godfrey Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lawyer Craig Carlson (Raymond Burr) defends Myra Leeds (Angela Lansbury) when she is accused of murder, even though they have fallen in love with each other. Kitty Cameo: In the scene when Myra’s husband Joe (Dick […]
Lady on a Train (1945)
Starring: Whitey Directed by: Charles David Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some major spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Nikki Collins (Deanna Durbin) is a young woman visiting New York who witnesses a murder from her train window just before reaching Grand Central Station. Her determination to solve the crime brings her […]
The Birds (1963)
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock Synopsis: Hitchcock’s classic tale of avian terror finds a woman named Melanie (Tippi Hedren) in a small California coastal town which becomes the focus of unexplained bird attacks. Purr Blurs: In the first scene of the film Melanie is entering a San Francisco pet shop. There are some kittens inside the front window of […]
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Directed by: John Huston Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains minor spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Classic gritty city crime story about an ex-con named Emmerich (Louis Calhern) who gets out of prison and is looking for a backer for his planned heist of a high-end jewelry store. Amongst those recruited for […]
The Crooked Way (1949)
Directed by: Robert Florey Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: World War II veteran Eddie Rice (John Payne) suffers from amnesia and goes looking for his past, only to find he had ties with underworld criminals in Los Angeles. Featured Feline: The boss of the crime […]
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
A tiny black kitten sends the dog Asta into a tizzy in this Thin Man entry.