Directed by: Taika Waititi Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A New Zealand youngster named Boy (James Rolleston) is surprised by the return of his wayward father Alamein (Taika Waititi). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Boy is a fan of Michael Jackson. While telling his younger brother […]
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The Anderson Tapes (1971)
Directed by: Sidney Lumet Synopsis: Ex-con Duke Anderson (Sean Connery) plans an ambitious heist with an entire apartment building as the target. Purr Blur: During the robbing of an apartment with elderly residents, a ginger tabby cat is standing on a cupboard to one side. Final Mewsings: Cats don’t associate with cat burglars. Many thanks […]
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
Directed by: Michael Curtiz Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Depiction of the on-again, off-again relationship between Queen Elizabeth I (Bette Davis) and Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex (Errol Flynn). Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Near the end of the film Elizabeth announces Essex a traitor […]
Cheers – “No Help Wanted”
Original Air Date: January 12, 1984Directed by: James Burrows Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Norm (George Wendt) continues to be unemployed until Diane (Shelley Long) suggests Sam (Ted Danson) hires him as his accountant. Cat Cattle Call: At the beginning of the episode the gang in […]
Hair Love (2019)
Directed by: Matthew A. Cherry, Everett Downing Jr., Bruce W. Smith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A father named Stephen faces the daunting task of doing his daughter Yuri’s hair on a very special day. Cartoon Cat: The family owns a gray cat named Rocky […]
Struggle for Individuality – Children Grow Up (Date Unknown)
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A silent examination of how children growing up with differing disciplines affects their adult years. Featured Feline: Only the first reel of this film exists but it features a rather prominent white kitten with black markings. Two mothers, each with […]
Pet Sematary (2019)
Starring: Leo, Tonic, Jager, JD Directed by: Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains MAJOR spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the book by Stephen King. The Creed family moves to a home by a wooded area which harbors a […]
There Goes My Girl (1937)
Directed by: Ben Holmes This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Synopsis: Jerry Martin (Gene Raymond) and Connie Taylor (Ann Sothern) are ace reporters for rival newspapers who plan to be married, unless their bosses have something to say about it. Kitty Cameos (and Kitty Carnage Warning!): In one scene Jerry follows a man into […]
1945 (2017)
Directed by: Ferenc Török Synopsis: It is August 12, 1945 when two Jewish men arrive in a Hungarian village, leading to paranoia about their intentions. Purr Blurs: A wedding is going to take place in the town that day but the bride-to-be Rozsi (Dora Sztarenki) seems more interested in her former boyfriend Jancsi (Tamas Szabo […]
Young Einstein (1988)
Directed by: Yahoo Serious This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The story of young Albert Einstein (Yahoo Serious), the son of a Tasmanian apple farmer whose inventions and theories are destined to change the world. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): […]