Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)

Directed by: John Rawlins Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Comic book detective Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) faces off against villain Gruesome (Boris Karloff) who teams with a doctor to use a strange gas to incapacitate people so they can be robbed. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): […]

Gus (1976)

Gus (1976)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Vincent McEveety Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The inept California Atoms are floundering at the bottom of the National Football League with owner Hank Cooper (Ed Asner) deep in debt and facing losing the team, until they acquire a new […]

Killing Dad (or How to Love Your Mother) (1989)

Killing Dad (or How to Love Your Mother) (1989)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Michael Austin This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Neurotic only child Alistair Berg (Richard E. Grant), an unsuccessful door-to-door salesman, arrives home one day to learn his mother has received a letter from his […]

Eight O’Clock Walk (1954)

Eight O’Clock Walk (1954)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Lance Comfort Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: It looks pretty bad for good-natured cab driver Tom Manning (Richard Attenborough) — arrested for the heinous murder of a young child, it’s very likely that that he’ll be convicted because of a […]

Two Left Feet (1965)

Two Left Feet (1965)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Roy (Ward) Baker Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains minor spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Inexperienced working class youth Allan Crabbe (Michael Crawford) leads a somewhat aimless existence, but is not without reserves of wit and spirit. His main obsession is the opposite sex, and to that […]

The Pawnshop (1916)

The Pawnshop (1916)

Directed by: Charles Chaplin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: As a pawnbroker’s assistant, Charlie (Chaplin) makes a shambles of mostly everything. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): At the beginning of the film the pawnbroker’s daughter (Edna Purviance) is making pies in the kitchen. A black kitten […]

Inspector Palmu’s Mistake (1963)

Inspector Palmu’s Mistake (1963)

by Mark Murton Original Finnish title: Komisario Palmun Erehdys Also Known As: Inspector Palmu’s Error Directed by: Matti Kassila This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: When infamous tycoon Bruno Rygseck (Jussi Jurkka) is found dead in his bath tub, […]

Faster, Pussycat. Kill! Kill! (1965)

Faster, Pussycat. Kill! Kill! (1965)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Russ Meyer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Three wild go-go dancers, Varla (Tura Satana), Rosie (Haji) and Billie (Lori Williams), out seeking thrills in the desert, encounter a young couple, Tommy and Linda, and after killing Tommy (Ray Barlow), they […]

Bad Girls – “Do or Die”

Bad Girls – “Do or Die”

by Mark Murton Original Air Date: April 24, 2001 Directed by: Jo Johnson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: In this episode of the UK women’s prison drama, Julie Saunders (Victoria Alcock) and Julie Johnston (Kika Mirylees) discover a stray cat. Di shows Josh the ropes, and […]

The Girl in the News (1940)

The Girl in the News (1940)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Carol Reed Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Responsible and compassionate Nurse Anne Graham (Margaret Lockwood) is wrongfully accused and tried for murdering invalid patient Miss Blakey (Irene Handl), but is acquitted of the charges, mainly through the efforts of her […]