Serenity (2019)

Serenity (2019)

Directed by: Steven Knight Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Fishing boat captain Baker Dill (Matthew McConaughey) lives in a secluded island community without a care until his ex-wife Karen (Anne Hathaway) appears asking for a favor that will shake up his reality. Cat Burglar (Scene […]

Pick a Star (1937)

Pick a Star (1937)

Directed by: Edward Sedgwick This review contains a very slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Cecilia Moore (Rosina Lawrence) is a small-town girl who longs for Hollywood fame and her admirer Joe Jenkins (Jack Haley) is determined to make her dreams come […]

Dead Men Tell (1941)

Dead Men Tell (1941)

Directed by: Harry Lachman Synopsis: Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) boards a treasure hunting ship looking for his number two son but finds murder instead. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After Charlie boards the ship he meets Miss Nodbury (Ethel Griffies), the elderly woman who has arranged the expedition. As they are talking they hear something break […]

My Three Sons – “The Practical Shower”

My Three Sons – “The Practical Shower”

Original Air Date: October 1, 1964 Directed by: James V. Kern Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Mike (Tim Considine) and Sally (Meredith MacRae) have different views about shower gifts; Sally thinks the gift can cost a bit more if it reflects a romantic gesture while Mike […]

El Camino (1963)

El Camino (1963)

Directed by: Ana Mariscal This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A boy, whose nickname is Mochuelo, or Owl (José Antonio Mejías), prepares to leave his small Spanish village for school in the big city, spending the last days of […]

The Long Haul (1957)

The Long Haul (1957)

Directed by: Ken Hughes Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Harry Miller (Victor Mature) reluctantly moves to Liverpool for his wife and gets caught up in intrigue and love when he starts driving a truck on a run to Scotland. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After a […]

Here Come the Huggetts (1948)

Here Come the Huggetts (1948)

Directed by: Ken Annakin This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The Huggett family (who first appeared in the film Holiday Camp) deal with several issues at home, including the installation of a new telephone and the arrival of […]

Cry of the Werewolf (1944)

Cry of the Werewolf (1944)

Directed by: Henry Levin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A gypsy princess (Nina Foch) conceals a terrible secret which Dr. Charles Morris (Fritz Leiber), the director of a supernatural museum, threatens to uncover. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The museum is the home to a long-haired […]

Cannonball Run II (1984)

Cannonball Run II (1984)

Directed by: Hal Needham Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The crazy competitors set out across country once again for another entry in the Cannonball Run race. Faux Cat: In an early scene that spoofs The Godfather, Don Canneloni (Dom DeLuise) is talking to several “family” […]

The Comic (1969)

The Comic (1969)

Directed by: Carl Reiner Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The story of a silent film comedian named Billy Bright (Dick van Dyke) is told via flashbacks. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): In one scene Billy is filming one of his shorts with his comedic partner Cockeye […]