Frankenweenie (2012)

Frankenweenie (2012)

Directed by: Tim Burton This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the live-action short film by Tim Burton. Victor Frankenstein (Charlie Tahan) is distraught when his beloved dog Sparky is killed and sets out to bring him […]

Cela s’appelle l’aurore (1956)

Cela s’appelle l’aurore (1956)

by Ted Davis (with additional material by Linda Kay) English Title: This is Called Dawn Directed by: Luis Buñuel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Cruelty and grace exist side by side in the sweltering Mediterranean island where hardworking and idealistic Doctor Valerio (Georges Marchal) plies […]

Night Without Stars (1951)

Night Without Stars (1951)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Anthony Pelissier Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Giles Gordon (David Farrar), an ex-serviceman wounded and nearly blinded during WWII, recuperates in the south of France before resuming his law practice. He is attracted by shop assistant Alix Delaisse née Malinay […]

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)

Directed by: Henry Levin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Three pals, Max (Tom Ewell), Gus (Mickey Rooney) and Rocky (Mickey Shaughnessy) are so determined to set themselves up with a race horse they resort to felonious means. Kitty Cameo: Max runs a tire repair garage […]

Dancing with Crime (1947)

Dancing with Crime (1947)

by Ted Davis Directed by: John Paddy Carstairs Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In post WWII London, decorated war veteran and current-day cab driver Ted Peters (Richard Attenborough) investigates the murder of longtime friend Dave Robinson (Bill Owen), who was involved in the black market. […]

A Thousand and One Nights (1969)

A Thousand and One Nights (1969)

Original Title: Sen’ya ichiya monogatari Directed by: Eiichi Yamamoto Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A nomadic water vendor named Aldin (voiced by Yukio Aoshima) falls in love with a slave girl named Milliam (Kyôko Kishida) which leads to a series of wild adventures. Cartoon Cats: […]

All Cats Are Grey in the Dark (2019)

All Cats Are Grey in the Dark (2019)

Starring: Marmelade, Katyusha, Hector Directed by: Lasse Linder Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Christian Amann is an avid cat lover who sets out to have one of his cats impregnated to increase his little family. Reality Cats: This short documentary follows Christian, a self-admitted cat lover […]

Crutch (2021)

Crutch (2021)

Music Artist: Band of Horses Directed by: Ben Fee Synopsis: The faces of the band’s members are superimposed on cats and dolls in a room full of kitties. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Numerous cats are featured in the video, many of them playing with balls of yarn and dolls. The band’s faces are sometimes superimposed […]

Dracula père et fils (1976)

Dracula père et fils (1976)

by Ted Davis English Title: Dracula and Son Directed by: Edouard Molinaro This review contains an Implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Conceived in the late 18th century, clumsy and unprepossessing Ferdinand (Bernard Menez) has always been something of a disappointment to […]

Walter Futter’s Curiosities Number One (1930)

Walter Futter’s Curiosities Number One (1930)

Synopsis: A silent collection of “oddities” from around the world. Reality Cats: One segment focuses on a momma cat in Hanover, Germany, who is not only raising her own litter of kittens but some baby skunks. The mamma cat feeds the skunks alongside her own babies. Once outside, the baby skunks are shown following the […]