Pets! A Canadian Cameo (1930)

Pets!  A Canadian Cameo (1930)

British Pathé Synopsis: Silent newsreel footage highlights Pet Day in Toronto, Canada, with a parade of animals and their owners. Reality Cats: Dogs are the focus of much of the newsreel segment, but a tabby cat dressed in knitted baby clothes apparently won first prize in the Toronto Humane Society Pet Parade. There is a […]

Itsy Bitsy (2019)

Itsy Bitsy (2019)

Directed by: Micah Gallo This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A private nurse named Kara (Elizabeth Roberts) moves into a house with her two children to care for a man with multiple sclerosis (Bruce Davison), unaware that an evil […]

Mâdadayo (1993)

Mâdadayo (1993)

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Retired University Professor Hyakken Uchida (Tatsuo Matsumura) continues to garner the respect of his students with his positive attitude during and after World War II. Featured Felines: After […]

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Directed by: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise Synopsis: A loose Disney adaptation of the classic Victor Hugo novel finds Quasimodo (voiced by Tom Hulce) falling in love with the gypsy Esmerelda (voiced by Demi Moore) from afar. Purr Blur: During the opening scene when the camera pans through the streets of Paris a baker exits his […]

A Single Man (2009)

A Single Man (2009)

Directed by: Tom Ford Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: English professor George Falconer (Colin Firth) finds his life in 1960’s Los Angeles difficult to bear after the loss of his love. Purr Blur: George lives next door to a typical but annoying nuclear family. As […]

Outlander – “Perpetual Adoration”

Outlander – “Perpetual Adoration”

Original Air Date: March 15, 2020 Starring: Bear Directed by: Meera Menon Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Jamie (Sam Heughan) finds himself in a worsening situation between using his militia to carry out Governor Tryon’s orders and protecting his friends in the Regulators. Cat Burglar (Scene […]

Young Widow (1946)

Young Widow (1946)

Directed by: Edwin L. Marin Synopsis: Joan Kenwood (Jane Russell) is a World War II widow trying to adjust to life without the love of her life. Kitty Cameos: Joan returns to the family farm where she and her husband were happy. Before she arrives, Aunt Cissie (Connie Gilchrist) awakens Aunt Emeline (Cora Witherspoon) to […]

Rats (1969)

Rats (1969)

Synopsis: The educational film finds some young boys learning about the dangers of rats which have infested their clubhouse. Kitty Cameo: As the boys discuss what rats look like we see an orange and white cat with a rat nearby. The boys comment that the rats are smaller than a dog or cat. Another shot […]

The Dark Half (1993)

The Dark Half (1993)

Directed by: George A. Romero Synopsis: Thad Beaumont (Timothy Hutton) writes seedy novels under the alias of George Stark then finds the ruthless character he created has taken on a life of his own. Kitty Cameo: When things get out of hand, Thad visits a fellow professor named Reggie Delesseps (Julie Harris) who studies the […]

Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant (1972)

Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant (1972)

English Title: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant Directed by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Synopsis: Petra von Kant (Margit Carstensen) is a self-involved fashion designer who falls for a young model named Karin (Hanna Schygulla) and deals with the emotional ramifications of that affair. Kitty Cameos: At the beginning of the film a black cat […]