One Hour Photo (2002)

One Hour Photo (2002)

Directed by: Mark Romanek Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mild mannered one hour photo developer Sy Parrish (Robin Williams) becomes increasingly obsessed with the lives of the Yorkin family who are regular customers. Purr Blurs: Sy narrates the film and talks about some of his […]

Slipstream (2007)

Slipstream (2007)

Directed by: Anthony Hopkins Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Screenwriter Felix Bonhoeffer (Anthony Hopkins) finds himself lost between fantasy and reality in this mind-bending film. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In one scene a woman named Tracy (Lisa Pepper) is ecstatic to see herself on the […]

Gretel & Hansel (2020)

Gretel & Hansel (2020)

Starring: Blue, Donald Directed by: Osgood Perkins Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An updated version of the Grimms’ tale finds Gretel (Sophia Lillis) coming of age as she battles the reclusive witch (Alice Krige). Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): When Gretel and her little brother Hansel […]

I Am David (2003)

I Am David (2003)

Directed by: Paul Feig Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: David (Ben Tibber) is a young boy who escapes from a Bulgarian communist camp, stows away aboard a ship to Italy and then sets out on foot in an attempt to reach Denmark. Cat Burglar (Scene […]

Shanghai Surprise (1986)

Shanghai Surprise (1986)

Directed by: Jim Goddard Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Fortune hunter Glendon Wasey (Sean Penn) tries to help missionary worker Gloria Tatlock (Madonna) obtain opium for her patients but they come up against bad guys at every turn. Purr Blurs: This is one of the […]

Foxes (1980)

Foxes (1980)

Directed by: Adrian Lyne Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Four teenage girls seek independence, love and fun in the San Fernando Valley. Kitty Cameo: The girls are all sleeping over at Jeanie’s (Jodie Foster) house when the film begins. The radio alarm turns on and […]

License to Kill (1989)

License to Kill (1989)

Directed by: John Glen Synopsis: This time it’s personal when James Bond (Timothy Dalton) seeks revenge against a drug lord for the murder of his friends. Cat Cattle Call: The film begins in the Florida Keys and in one scene Bond is taken to the Hemingway House to meet with someone. As one would expect, […]

Malice (1993)

Malice (1993)

Directed by: Harold Becker Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Happily married couple Andy (Bill Pullman) and Tracy Safien (Nicole Kidman) take Dr. Jed Hill (Alec Baldwin) in as a border while a killer stalks the college campus where Andy works. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning […]

Leon Morin, Priest (1961)

Leon Morin, Priest (1961)

Original Title: Léon Morin, prêtre Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In France during World War II, an atheist widow named Barny (Emmanuelle Riva) decides to test Father Léon Morin’s (Jean-Paul Belmondo) beliefs and finds herself drawn to the man and his […]

The Secret of My Success (1965)

The Secret of My Success (1965)

Directed by: Andrew L. Stone Synopsis: Constable Arthur Tate (James Booth) explains the odd stories behind his unbelievably quick rise to fame and fortune via three lovely and deadly women. Purr Blur: Arthur visits his mother (Amy Dalby) and explains the strange encounter with the first woman. As his mother and Mrs. Pringle (Ann Lancaster) […]