by Linda Kay Directed by: Domee Shi Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Meilin (voiced by Rosalie Chiang) has enough troubles turning thirteen without finding out that any release of strong emotions turns her into a giant red panda. Cartoon Cats: In one scene Meilin’s mother […]
Directed by: Joe Napolitano Synopsis: An outbreak of cholera has medical professionals scrambling to prevent an epidemic in this made-for-TV movie. Purr Blurs: In one scene a limousine carrying a drug kingpin and his underlings is driving down a rural road. A brown tabby cat and a tuxedo cat are walking along the side of […]
Directed by: Steven Spielberg Synopsis: A reimagined version of the musical finds love blooming amidst fierce gang rivalry. Purr Blurs: During a morning establishing shot three cats are seen hanging out in an alley. Final Mewsings: Cats are loyal to their own gangs. Relevant Links: To discuss this film and other cats in movies and […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage of a cat hotel in Holyport, Berkshire, England. Reality Cats: Two little girls carry a large brown tabby cat to the hotel. The narrator explains the home, run by Mrs. Mollie Turney, is a place where people leave their pet cats when they go away for a short time, and […]
Directed by: Frank Nesbitt This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: After a kidnapping goes awry, the kidnappers try to silence the only witness who might be able to identify them. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The witness is an older […]
Directed by: Eva Vives Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a MAJOR spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Nina Geld (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is a stand-up comedian who hides some deep rooted pain with raucous humor and deflection. Kitty Cameos: While opening up about her traumatic past onstage, Nina mentions that the first […]
Directed by: Burt Reynolds Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sonny Lawson (Burt Reynolds) finds out he has a rare blood disease and is going to die, causing him to contemplate suicide. Cat Cattle Call: Sonny is married but is seeing a girl named Mary Ellen […]
Directed by: Raja Gosnell Synopsis: A boy named Alex (Alex D. Linz) fights off international spies searching his neighborhood for a top-secret microchip. Kitty Cameos: Alex spies on the neighbors with a telescope. At one point he lets his pet rat Doris have a look through the lens. She sees a large ginger tabby cat […]
Also Known As: Pat the Cat Directed by: Timothy Armstrong Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Pat the cat struggles with substance addiction. Featured Feline: According to the narrator, actress Julie Harris, Pat is a brown tabby cat who lives down the street and is different. […]
Directed by: Norman Z. McLeod Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dancer Kitty McNeil (Betty Hutton) reunites with her former dance partner Donald Elwood (Fred Astaire) after she has become a widow with a son. He helps her fight for the right to raise her child […]