Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Claude (Freddie Bartholomew) is a cultured boy who moves to New York City and tries to befriend the neighborhood toughs Buck (Jackie Cooper) and Gig (Mickey Rooney). Purr Blurs: To help Gig raise money for […]
Starring: Ringworm Directed by: Niki Caro Synopsis: Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes) is a Maori girl who would have been next in line for chief if only she had been born male. So she struggles to win respect in the eyes of her father. Purr Blurs: In and around the school there is a tabby cat which […]
Original Air Date: April 22, 2007 Directed by: Phil Abraham Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and Paulie (Tony Sirico) take a road trip to Florida. Purr Blurs: At the end of the episode, we see a pet day taking place outside the […]
Directed by: Walter Lang Synopsis: A suburban family is surprised when the live-in-babysitter they hire turns out to be the self-righteous and proper Mr. Belvedere (Clifton Webb). Purr Blurs: In one scene, Harry King (Robert Young), the father of the house, is pulling into his driveway. The camera pans along with the vehicle but Harry […]
Directed by: Robert Altman This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lawyer Rick Magruder (Kenneth Branagh) tries to help a woman named Mallory (Embeth Davidtz) escape her insane father by having him committed. Purr Blur: In an early scene […]
Directed by: Wes Anderson This review contains an implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) is a famous oceanographer and filmmaker who is surprised by the sudden appearance of a son named Ned (Owen Wilson) he never knew he […]
English Title: A Very Long Engagement Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mathilde (Audrey Tautou) is convinced that her husband, who fought in the trenches during World War I, somehow survived. Cat Cattle Call: Mathilde lives with her parents in a farmhouse […]
Directed by: Ferenc Török Synopsis: It is August 12, 1945 when two Jewish men arrive in a Hungarian village, leading to paranoia about their intentions. Purr Blurs: A wedding is going to take place in the town that day but the bride-to-be Rozsi (Dora Sztarenki) seems more interested in her former boyfriend Jancsi (Tamas Szabo […]
Directed by: Jim Abrahams Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Quirky teenager Dinky Bossetti (Winona Ryder) becomes convinced she is the offspring of movie star Roxy Carmichael, whose return to her small town is highly anticipated. Purr Blurs: Dinky cares for numerous animals she keeps at […]
Directed by: Peter Zinner Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Colonel Dante Matucci (Franco Nero) investigates a series of murders which all point to a possible fascist plot to overthrow the Italian government. Purr Blurs: In one scene Matucci is picking up a woman named Lili […]