Directed by: William Hamilton, Edward Killy Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Writer William Magee (Gene Raymond) goes to a remote and supposedly empty inn to finish some work only to find the place busier than Grand Central Station. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): When Magee first […]
Category Archives: Suspense
Serenity (2019)
Directed by: Steven Knight Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Fishing boat captain Baker Dill (Matthew McConaughey) lives in a secluded island community without a care until his ex-wife Karen (Anne Hathaway) appears asking for a favor that will shake up his reality. Cat Burglar (Scene […]
The Prestige (2006)
Directed by: Christopher Nolan Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Rival magicians Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) will stop at nothing to not only outdo but destroy one another. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Looking for the secrets behind one of Alfred’s tricks […]
Dead Men Tell (1941)
Directed by: Harry Lachman Synopsis: Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) boards a treasure hunting ship looking for his number two son but finds murder instead. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After Charlie boards the ship he meets Miss Nodbury (Ethel Griffies), the elderly woman who has arranged the expedition. As they are talking they hear something break […]
Contraband (2012)
Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Former smuggler Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) is pulled back into the business to protect his brother from angry drug runners. Cat Cattle Call: Chris calls on a contact in Panama City named Edwin (Viktor Hernandez) to […]
For Them That Trespass (1949)
Directed by: Alberto Cavalcanti Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Aspiring writer Christopher Drew (Stephen Murray) explores the seedier side of life and gets in over his head when he witnesses a murder. Purr Blur: In one scene Frankie Ketchen (Rosalyn Boulter) and Christopher Drew are […]
Magic (1978)
Directed by: Richard Attenborough Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Corky (Anthony Hopkins) is a struggling magician who finds sudden success when he incorporates ventriloquism and a dummy named Fats into his act but things go wrong when Fats seems to be telling Corky what to […]
L’insoumis (1964)
English Title: The Unvanquished Also Known As: Have I the Right to Kill? Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Thomas Vlassenroot (Alain Delon) deserts the French Foreign Legion in Algiers and gets caught up in a terrorist kidnapping plot. Purr Blurs: As Thomas waits on the […]
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
Directed by: Charles T. Barton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Freddie Phillips (Lou Costello) is a hapless bellboy who is suspected of murder. His buddy Casey Edwards (Bud Abbott) works to clear his friend. Kitty Cameo: The pair decide to pretend that Freddie has an […]
The Long Haul (1957)
Directed by: Ken Hughes Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Harry Miller (Victor Mature) reluctantly moves to Liverpool for his wife and gets caught up in intrigue and love when he starts driving a truck on a run to Scotland. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After a […]