Malice (1993)

Malice (1993)

Directed by: Harold Becker Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Happily married couple Andy (Bill Pullman) and Tracy Safien (Nicole Kidman) take Dr. Jed Hill (Alec Baldwin) in as a border while a killer stalks the college campus where Andy works. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning […]

Will the Real Tabitha Please Stand Up?

Will the Real Tabitha Please Stand Up?

Behind the Scenes of The Shadow of the Cat Movies with Featured Felines are obviously some of our favorites. We love it when cats get more screen time (although to be honest, even the most cat-centric film usually only includes so many minutes of actual cat-on-screen time). Unfortunately the more a cat is scripted to […]

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 […]