The Shadow of the Cat (1961)

The Shadow of the Cat (1961)

Directed by: John Gilling This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A cat named Tabitha witnesses the murder of her mistress and makes sure the woman’s killers are duly punished. Featured Feline: The film begins with Tabitha listening to her […]

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

Directed by: Terence Fisher Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes (Peter Cushing) tries to save the life of Sir Henry (Christopher Lee) who is threatened by the Baskerville family curse. Purr Blur: In one scene Sir Henry calls upon a man named Stapleton. As he approaches the door, a white cat with black markings is sitting nearby. The […]

The Courtyard (1995)

The Courtyard (1995)

Directed by: Fred Walton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A New York architect named Jonathan (Andrew McCarthy) moves into an apartment building in Los Angeles and almost immediately gets caught up in a murder mystery. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Jonathan owns an orange tom cat […]

No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)

No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)

Directed by: Jack Smight Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Christopher Gill (Rod Steiger) is a deranged killer who toys with Morris Brummel (George Segal), the detective assigned to his murders. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Gill targets older women living alone, showing up at their apartments […]

Alfred Hitchcock Presents – “Craig’s Will”

Alfred Hitchcock Presents – “Craig’s Will”

Original Air Date: March 6, 1960 Starring: Orangey Directed by: Gene Reynolds Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A man named Thomas Craig (Dick Van Dyke) and his floozy girlfriend Judy (Stella Stevens) are stunned when Craig’s father leaves all of his money to his dog Casper […]

Games (1967)

Games (1967)

Directed by: Curtis Harrington Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Eccentric couple Paul and Jennifer Montgomery (James Caan and Katharine Ross) get pulled into intrigue and murder by a mysterious saleswoman named Lisa (Simone Signoret). Featured Feline: An older neighbor named Miss Beattie (Estelle Winwood) is […]

The Keeper (2004)

The Keeper (2004)

Directed by: Paul Lynch Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Police Lieutenant Krebs (Dennis Hopper) is a respected officer who secretly kidnaps a erotic dancer named Gina (Asia Argento) and holds her in his basement to “save” her. Kitty Cameo: After Gina has been imprisoned for […]

Enigma (1982)

Enigma (1982)

Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Russian defector Alex Holbeck (Martin Sheen) is recruited by the CIA to infiltrate East Berlin. His mission: disrupt the Soviet’s Enigma code computer to prevent assassinations scheduled to take place on Christmas morning. Cat Burglar (Scene […]

A Ghost Story for Christmas – “The Stalls of Barchester”

A Ghost Story for Christmas – “The Stalls of Barchester”

Original Air Date: December 24, 1971 Directed by: Lawrence Gordon Clark Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Library researchers discovery that an Archdeacon named Haynes (Robert Hardy) may have obtained his title through dastardly methods and eventually suffered a mysterious fate himself. Kitty Cameo: After becoming Archdeacon, […]

The Hour of 13 (1952)

The Hour of 13 (1952)

Directed by: Harold French Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Nicholas Revel (Peter Lawford) is a jewel thief who has to help the police solve a series of officer murders to protect himself from being accused of the killings. Purr Blur: In one scene a police […]