Abre los ojos (1997)

English Title: Open Your Eyes Canal+ñ Espaa Starring: Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz Also Starring: Pepe Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar Synopsis: César (Eduardo Noriega) is a handsome playboy whose life is turned upside-down after a disfiguring car accident which seems to send him on a slowly descending spiral of insanity. Kitty Cameo: The first time César goes to the apartment of Sofia […]

Nine Months (1995)

Twentieth Century Fox Starring: Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Mia Cottet Directed by: Chris Columbus Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Samuel Faulkner (Hugh Grant) has trouble adjusting when he finds out his long-time girlfriend Rebecca (Julianne Moore) is pregnant, and his hesitancy to embrace fatherhood ultimately threatens their relationship. […]

Hollywood Round-Up (1937)

Coronet Pictures Starring: Buck Jones, Helen Twelvetrees, Dickie Jones Directed by: Ewing Scott Synopsis: Western stuntman Buck Kennedy (Buck Jones) doubles for obnoxious film star Grant Drexel (Grant Withers) but wins the heart of Drexel’s latest co-star Carol Stevens (Helen Twelvetrees) and her little brother Dickie (Jones). Purr Blur: Near the end of the film Carol and Dickie are […]

Bullet to the Head (2012)

Dark Castle Entertainment Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang Directed by: Walter Hill Synopsis: Professional hit man James Bonomo (Sylvester Stallone) and Detective Taylor Kwon (Sung Kang) find themselves working together to take down a mutual enemy. Purr Blur: At the beginning of the film Bonomo is driving down a dark street with his partner.  A black cat suddenly darts […]

Hell’s Kitchen (1939)

Warner Bros. Starring: The Dead End Kids, Stanley Fields Directed by: E.A. Dupont, Lewis Seiler Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A gangster named Buck (Stanley Fields) works to improve the deplorable conditions at a boys reform school, aided by his lawyer (Ronald Reagan), but they will have to […]

Gummo (1997)

Fine Line Features Starring: Nick Sutton, Jacob Reynolds, Darby Dougherty Directed by: Harmony Korine Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A harsh, controversial film about a random group of residents in Xenia, Ohio, after it has been hit by a tornado. Kitty Carnage Warning! We’ll cut right to the chase. […]

The 5th Wave (2016)

Columbia Pictures Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson Directed by: J Blakeson Synopsis: Alien entities attack the Earth and endeavor to wipe out all of humanity leaving the few survivors struggling to survive. Kitty Cameo: In the opening scenes, a teenaged girl named Cassie (ChloĆ« Grace Moretz) enters an abandoned convenience store which looks as if it has been […]

My Favorite Martian – “Hitch-Hiker to Mars”

Original Air Date: March 1, 1964 Starring: Ray Walston, Bill Bixby Also Starring: Orangey Directed by: Oscar Rudolph Synopsis: Uncle Martin (Ray Walston) thinks he has found a way to get home when he hears about a rocket project heading to Mars. Cinema Cat: During the course of the show the man in charge of the rocket project loses his lucky […]

The Counterfeit Cat (1949)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Directed by: Tex Avery Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A cat is after a canary and disguises himself as a dog to get past a bulldog. Cartoon Cat: This is one of those classically insane Tex Avery cartoons where pretty much anything goes. The basic premise […]

Musical Cats (2007)

Directed by: Oha Synopsis: A short animated film by Russian animator Oha as a final student film.  A male cat tries to win the heart of a lovely female, resorting to perserverence when all else fails. Cartoon Cats: The male cat is a kind of wandering troubador and when he sees the female cat it is love at […]