Original Air Date: November 6, 1992 Starring: Bob Newhart, Carlene Watkins Directed by: Michael Zinberg Synopsis: Bob (Newhart) hosts a poker game at his house for his buddies, one of whom has just split from his wife, but Kaye (Carlene Watkins) is shocked when the man comes on to her. Featured Feline: In a classic opening segment, Bob is seen […]
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Shakhmatnaya goryachka (1925)
English Title: Chess Fever Mezhrabpom-Rus Starring: Vladimir Fogel Directed by: Vsevolod Pudovkin, Nikolai Shpikovsky Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In this silent short film from Russia, a young man (Vladimir Fogel) becomes so obsessed with the game of chess he neglects everything around him, including his wife-to-be. Cat Burglars […]
Race with the Devil (1975)
Saber Productions Starring: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates Directed by: Jack Starrett Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Two couples on vacation in a motor home witness a human sacrifice and become the target of devil worshippers. Kitty Cameo: At one point the couples pull their motor home into a gas […]
Cops and Robbersons (1994)
TriStar Pictures Starring: Chevy Chase, Jack Palance Directed by: Michael Ritchie Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The Robberson family lives in an idyllic suburbia but their worlds are turned upside down when the police decide to hold a stake out in their house to catch a dangerous crook […]
How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change (2016)
International WOW Company Directed by: Josh Fox Synopsis: A sobering, in-depth look at the way climate change is purportedly impacting our world. Purr Blur: At the beginning of the film director Josh Fox is seen dancing in his home. In the corner a grey cat, who is likely Fox’s cat Sandy, appears and looks confused. Reality Cats: At […]
Glitter (2001)
Twentieth Century Fox Starring: Mariah Carey, Max Beesley Directed by: Vondie Curtis Hall Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Billie Frank (Mariah Carey) is an aspiring singer with a troubled past who finds fame, fortune and love with a radical producer named Julian Dice (Max Beesley). Featured Feline: The movie […]
Waking Life (2001)
Fox Searchlight Pictures Starring: Wiley Wiggins Directed by: Richard Linklater Synopsis: A surreal animated film about a man (Wiley Wiggins) wandering through a dream state and meeting various people with varying philosophies of life. Kitty Cameos: In one scene the main character is sitting on a couch and flipping through television stations. On one channel a black cat named […]
The Viking (1928)
Technicolor Starring: Donald Crisp, Pauline Starke Directed by: R. William Neill Synopsis: Alwin (LeRoy Mason) is kidnapped from his home and made a slave of the Vikings, who then set out to find new lands. Kitty Cameos: At the beginning of the film Alwin is seen returning to his home where his mother is sitting surrounded by women. One […]
Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
Gaylord Films Starring: Sam Rockwell, Rohn Thomas Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A remake of the Italian classic I soliti ignoti (Big Deal on Madonna Street) set in Collinwood, Ohio, where a group of inept burglars attempt to break into an apartment […]
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Paul Gregory Productions Starring: Lilian Gish, Robert Mitchum Directed by: Charles Laughton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Two children escape across the countryside from their murderous stepfather, self-purported preacher Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum). Purr Blur: The children find refuge in the farmhouse of an older woman named Rachel Cooper […]