Directed by: Nils Skapāns Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A playful kitten crawls into a bag which changes their whole life. Cartoon Cat: As the short begins, someone is dangling a bow tie on a string above a small black kitten with white paws. After […]
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Max n’aime pas les chats (1913)
English Titles: Max Doesn’t Like Cats; Love Me, Love My Cat Directed by: Max Linder This review contains some slight and cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Max (Linder) is married to a woman (Lucy d’Orbel) who loves her cat even though […]
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Directed by: Ralph Nelson Synopsis: Heavyweight boxer Louis ‘Mountain’ Rivera (Anthony Quinn) reaches a point where fighting will mean irreparable damage which leaves his manager in a bind. Kitty Cameo: Under the opening credits a tabby cat walks across the large corridor of the boxing stadium. A security guard stops to pet the cat, who […]
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
Directed by: Adam McKay Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: After failing to find continuing success, newscaster Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) is offered a chance to host a 24 hour news channel in New York. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): As Ron is reassembling his team, he […]
Never Let Go (1960)
Directed by: John Guillermin Synopsis: When cosmetic salesman John Cummings (Richard Todd) has his car stolen, he is determined to get it back no matter what! Purr Blur: In one scene John approaches the back door of a garage where he is sure his car is being kept. A black cat on an ash can […]
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Directed by: Wes Anderson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: After an outbreak of dog flu spreads in Megasaki, Japan, all dogs are sent to Trash Island where one boy faithfully looks for his lost pet. Cartoon Cats: The background of the story tells how the […]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “The Apartment”
Original Air Date: February 25, 2014 Directed by: Tucker Gates Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this episode! Synopsis: Jake (Andy Samberg) is in danger of losing his apartment due to poor money management at the same time performance reviews are taking place. Cat Cattle Call: Jake and Gina […]
Soul (2020)
Directed by: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A music teacher named Joe (voiced by Jamie Foxx) gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot at playing with a professional singer but a premature death sidelines his plans. Cartoon Cat: Joe refuses to die peacefully and […]
La souriante Madame Beudet (1923)
English Title: The Smiling Madame Beudet Directed by: Germaine Dulac Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Madame Beudet (Germaine Dermoz) is an unhappily married woman who is driven to thoughts of murder by her insensitive husband (Alexandre Arquillière). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Monsieur Beudet owns a […]
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 […]