Bar 20 Justice (1938)

Bar 20 Justice (1938)

Directed by: Lesley Selander Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) suspects wrongdoing when a miner is killed in an accident. Purr Blur: Hopalong assigns his friend Windy (George Hayes) to keep an eye on the happenings at the mine. Windy gets a […]

Narcotic (1933)

Narcotic (1933)

Directed by: Dwain Esper Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: This cautionary tale follows the true life story of Dr. William G. Davis and his addiction to drugs. Kitty Cameo: The doctor became a carnival huckster to support his habit. In the sideshow, some cages and […]

I Cover the Waterfront (1933)

I Cover the Waterfront (1933)

Directed by: James Cruze Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Joe Miller (Ben Lyon) is a waterfront reporter looking for his next big story and potentially finds it in Julie Kirk (Claudette Colbert), the daughter of a suspected smuggler. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After approaching Julie […]

12 to the Moon (1960)

12 to the Moon (1960)

Directed by: David Bradley Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Twelve specialists from different countries are sent to the moon to claim it for the Earth. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): In addition to the titular twelve people on board the space ship there are also two […]

Cabaret (1972)

Cabaret (1972)

Directed by: Bob Fosse Synopsis: Cabaret entertainer Sally Bowles (Liza Minelli) befriends a British linguistics student named Brian Roberts (Michael York) who is newly arrived to pre-World War II Berlin and they share love and laughs as the world changes around them. Purr Blur: In the boarding house where Sally and Brian live there is […]

The Green-eyed Blonde (1957)

The Green-eyed Blonde (1957)

Directed by: Bernard Girard This review contains an implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of reform school girls harbor an unwanted baby. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The baby is the offspring of one of the girls named Betsey (Melinda Casey) […]

Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)

Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)

Directed by: Norman Foster Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) tracks down potential saboteurs in Panama. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Charlie Chan follows his number two son Jimmy (Sen Yung) to the room of a doctor name Grosser where Jimmy had […]

A Simple Favor (2018)

A Simple Favor (2018)

Directed by: Paul Feig Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kenrick) is a sweet, motherly blogger whose life changes radically when she comes up against the more worldly and mysterious mom named Emily (Blake Lively). Kitty Cameo: While investigating Emily’s life, Stephanie ends […]

Buta to gunkan (1961)

Buta to gunkan (1961)

English Title: Pigs and BattleshipsDirected by: Shôhei Imamura Synopsis: Kinta (Hiroyuki Nagato) is a young gang member who is put in charge of a pig farm for a small gang of Yakuza that is slowly imploding. Purr Blur: In one scene Kinta is walking home after losing at cards. A small white Japanese Bobtail cat […]

Forty Guns (1957)

Forty Guns (1957)

Directed by: Samuel Fuller This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Synopsis: Griff Bonell (Barry Sullivan) is one of the last of the old-school marshalls who arrives in an Arizona county with his brothers only to come up against a tough rancher (Barbara Stanwyck) who wants the man on her side. Kitty Cameo: This […]