Dad’s Army – “Boots, Boots, Boots”

Dad’s Army – “Boots, Boots, Boots”

by Mark Murton Original Air Date: October 9, 1970 Directed by: David Croft Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe) implements an unpopular series of lengthy marches to achieve the three Fs – fast feet, functional feet and fit feet. In response, some of […]

Don’t Look Up (2021)

Don’t Look Up (2021)

Directed by: Adam McKay Also Starring: Squiggy Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a potential spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Astronomers Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence) discover a comet is about to hit the Earth and try to warn the world, only to be met with an […]

Peterloo (2018)

Peterloo (2018)

Directed by: Mike Leigh Synopsis: A film about the events leading up to and during the 1819 Peterloo Massacre in Manchester, England, when attendees of a pro-democracy rally were viciously attacked by British soldiers. Purr Blur: The residents take off from the mills on the day of the rally. As the owner walks around the […]

Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)

Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)

Original Title: Il tuo vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave Directed by: Sergio Martino This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A loose adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s story The Black Cat. Oliviero (Luigi […]

Inside Out – “When is Help?” (1973)

Inside Out – “When is Help?” (1973)

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In this educational short, Karen, Roger and Pete discuss the merits of helping others but have different opinions on the subject. Kitty Cameo: Karen goes around helping everyone to the extent of doing everything for them. Roger thinks everyone should […]

Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

Directed by: Wes Craven This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Caribbean vampire Maximillian (Eddie Murphy) comes to Brooklyn in search of a woman, police detective Rita Veder (Angela Bassett). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In an Italian restaurant, Rita and […]

Hart to Hart – “With This Hart, I Thee Wed”

Hart to Hart – “With This Hart, I Thee Wed”

Original Air Date: October 12, 1982 Directed by: Burt Brinckerhoff Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Jennifer (Stephanie Powers) is thrilled to host her Aunt Renee’s (Eva Gabor) wedding, that is until the groom drops dead after eating the poisoned cake. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Renee’s intended […]

Even as IOU (1942)

Even as IOU (1942)

Directed by: Del Lord Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard) try to get rich at the race track to help a homeless woman and her daughter. Kitty Cameo: The Stooges find the mother and daughter living […]

Never Too Late (1965)

Never Too Late (1965)

Directed by: Bud Yorkin This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Harry Lambert (Paul Ford) is shocked when his fifty-something-year-old wife Edith (Maureen O’Sullivan) announces she is pregnant. Kitty Cameo: Harry owns a lumber mill where he employs his […]

Rhinoceros (1974)

Rhinoceros (1974)

Directed by: Tom O’Horgan Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An adaptation of the play by Eugène Ionesco. Stanley (Gene Wilder) feels out of place in life and even more so when everyone around him begins to turn into rhinos. Kitty Cameo: The opening scene finds […]