Married Before Breakfast (1937)

Married Before Breakfast (1937)

Directed by: Edwin L. Marin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Inventor Tom Wakefield (Robert Young) gets paid a huge sum by a razor company not to release his hair-removal shaving cream and shares his newfound wealth which leads to trouble. Kitty Cameo: Tom wants to […]

The Public Enemy (1931)

The Public Enemy (1931)

Directed by: William A. Wellman Synopsis: Gangster Tom Powers (James Cagney) rises in power until his ruthless ways make him Public Enemy No. 1. Purr Blur: In one scene a man nicknamed Putty Nose (Murray Kinnell) exits a garage and walks down the sidewalk. A black cat crosses his path and the man pauses just […]

Black Hawk Down (2001)

Black Hawk Down (2001)

Directed by: Ridley Scott Synopsis: A group of U.S. Army Rangers are dropped into the middle of Mogadishu to capture targets but end up stranded with few options for escape. Purr Blur: As one group makes its way through the city to a hopeful extraction spot a black cat is seen crossing the road. Final […]

Timber Stampede (1939)

Timber Stampede (1939)

Directed by: David Howard Synopsis: Scott Baylor (George O’Brien) tries to protect some timber region used for grazing cattle from being developed for a railway scam. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In one scene the bad guys have Scott and his pal Whopper Hatch (Chill Wills) surrounded in a building. Scott sends Whopper out to get […]

Serenity (2019)

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 […]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer – “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered”

Buffy the Vampire Slayer – “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered”

Original Air Date: February 10, 1998 Directed by: James A. Contner Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Xander (Nicholas Brendon) blackmails Amy (Elizabeth Anne Allen) into using witchcraft to exact revenge for being dumped, but things go terrible awry. Kitty Cameo: At one point Amy changes Buffy […]

All Creatures Great and Small – “Judgement Day”

All Creatures Great and Small – “Judgement Day”

Original Air Date: October 21, 1978 Directed by: Christopher Barry This review contains a Kitty Carnage (and Kitty Causing Carnage) Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: James Herriot (Christopher Timothy) tries to treat an unruly patient then finds himself surrounded by controversy as the acting vet […]

The Prestige (2006)

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 […]

Jumping (1984)

Jumping (1984)

Directed by: Osamu Tezuka Synopsis: This clever animated short from manga and anime master Osamu Tezuka shows the perspective of someone jumping all around the world. Cartoon Cat: At one point the jumper lands on an island with a light house. This startles a black cat and leaves two men who are fishing stunned. Final […]

Pick a Star (1937)

Pick a Star (1937)

Directed by: Edward Sedgwick This review contains a very slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Cecilia Moore (Rosina Lawrence) is a small-town girl who longs for Hollywood fame and her admirer Joe Jenkins (Jack Haley) is determined to make her dreams come […]