The Retrievers (1982)

The Retrievers (1982)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Elliot Hong Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: “The Company”, an elite team of top-secret mercenaries, discover that former member Danny Burke (Lenard Miller) has written a tell-all book about their dirty dealings and are determined to stop it from getting […]

The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)

The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)

Directed by: Michael Showalter Synopsis: This biopic chronicles the rise and fall of Tammy Faye (Jessica Chastain) and Jim Bakker (Andrew Garfield), televangelists who built an enormous worldwide empire only to have it all come crashing down. Kitty Cameo: The couple film an apology to their followers from outside their home. Tammy is holding a […]

Fade In (1973)

Fade In (1973)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Alan Smithee (Jud Taylor) Synopsis: Originally filmed in 1968 but not released until 1973 as a TV movie. Moab, Utah rancher Rob (Burt Reynolds) hires out as a driver to a visiting Hollywood production company filming a pretentious western (Blue, 1968) in the local environs starring Terence Stamp, Joanna Pettet […]

How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955)

How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955)

by Brian H. Directed by: Nunnally Johnson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Stormy Tornado (Betty Grable) and Curly Flagg (Sheree North) are two San Francisco showgirls who witness the shooting murder of another showgirl, flee the city, and hide out at a small college fraternity […]

Spice World (1997)

Spice World (1997)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Bob Spiers Synopsis: British pop phenomenon The Spice Girls zip around London in their luxurious double decker tour bus having various adventures and performing for their fans. Kitty Cameo: A longhair white cat is seen with The Chief (Roger Moore doing his best Blofeld imitation), the cryptic and eccentric head […]

Chernobyl – “1:23:45” and “The Happiness of All Mankind”

Chernobyl – “1:23:45” and “The Happiness of All Mankind”

by Mark Murton Original Air Dates: May 6 and May 27, 2019 Starring: Tinkerbell Directed by: Johan Renck This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this series. Synopsis: On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union suffered a […]

Gone to Earth (1950)

Gone to Earth (1950)

by Ted Davis Alternative Version: The Wild Heart is a drastically different and inferior movie, with some scenes excised, and new ones concocted by David O’Selznick and Rouben Mamoulian, neither man at his best on this project. Directed by: Michael Powell Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! […]

Malibu Express (1985)

Malibu Express (1985)

by Mark Murton Starring: Yukon King Directed by: Andy Sidaris Synopsis: Wealthy playboy / private investigator Cody Abilene (Darby Hinton) is hired by government intelligence operative Contessa Luciana (Sybil Danning) to investigate a lead into who is selling computer technology to the Russians. Kitty Cameo: The longhair tuxedo cat appears (for all of 3 seconds) […]

Perfume: the Story of a Murderer (2006)

Perfume: the Story of a Murderer (2006)

Directed by: Tom Tykwer This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw) is a young man with a remarkable sense of smell whose obsession with the scent of a woman leads him down dark paths. Kitty Cameo: […]

The Green Man – “Part One”

The Green Man – “Part One”

by Mark Murton Original Air Date: October 28, 1990 Directed by: Elijah Moshinsky Synopsis: Lecherous alcoholic pub landlord Maurice (Albert Finney) has visions of a 17th-century doctor of the occult, beginning a monumental clash between good and evil in this three part serial. Kitty Cameo: The Siamese cat in this episode belongs to Maurice’s daughter […]