Narcos – “Descenso”

Narcos – “Descenso”

Original Air Date: August 28, 2015 Directed by: José Padilha This review contains Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for some episodes of the series! Synopsis: DEA agent Steve Murphy (Boyd Holbrook) is assigned to track down the drug dealers, particularly Pablo Escabar (Wagner Moura), who are sending […]

Living Single – “The Handyman Can”

Living Single – “The Handyman Can”

Original Air Date: October 12, 1995 Directed by: Otis Sallid This review contains an implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Synclaire James-Jones (Kim Coles) catsits for a vicious kitty which, in an indirect way, causes Overton (John Henton) to give up carpentry. Implied […]

Will the Real Tabitha Please Stand Up?

Will the Real Tabitha Please Stand Up?

Behind the Scenes of The Shadow of the Cat Movies with Featured Felines are obviously some of our favorites. We love it when cats get more screen time (although to be honest, even the most cat-centric film usually only includes so many minutes of actual cat-on-screen time). Unfortunately the more a cat is scripted to […]

The Shadow of the Cat (1961)

The Shadow of the Cat (1961)

Directed by: John Gilling This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A cat named Tabitha witnesses the murder of her mistress and makes sure the woman’s killers are duly punished. Featured Feline: The film begins with Tabitha listening to her […]

Party Monster (2003)

Party Monster (2003)

Directed by: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the true story of Michael Alig (Macaulay Culkin), the force behind the New York Club Kid scene who was later convicted of murder. Cat Burglar […]

Mikey (1992)

Mikey (1992)

Directed by: Dennis Dimster-Denk Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A seemingly lovely little boy named Mikey (Brian Bonsall) is adopted by a new family with no clue to his violent past. Kitty Cameo: When Mikey moves in with his new family, he befriends the neighbor […]

Birdy (1984)

Birdy (1984)

Starring: Hobbie Directed by: Alan Parker This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Returning from Vietnam after being injured, Al Columbato (Nicholas Cage) is summoned to a mental institution where his childhood friend, Birdy (Matthew Modine) is suffering from PTSD […]

Apt Pupil (1998)

Apt Pupil (1998)

Directed by: Bryan Singer This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Teenager Todd Bowden (Brad Renfro) suspects that a distant neighbor named Kurt Dussander (Ian McKellen) is a Nazi war criminal and blackmails the man into sharing stories of his […]

On Approval (1944)

On Approval (1944)

Directed by: Clive Brook This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: George, the 10th Duke of Bristol (Clive Brook) tries to help his friend Richard (Roland Culver) whose love interest Maria (Beatrice Lillie) suggests they go away together for […]

Something to Sing About (1937)

Something to Sing About (1937)

Starring: Pinkie and Pal Directed by: Victor Schertzinger This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: New York bandleader Terry Rooney (James Cagney) goes to Hollywood for a screen test but has no clue how successful he actually becomes. Kitty Cameos […]