Schoolhouse Rock – “The Tale of Mr. Morton”

Schoolhouse Rock – “The Tale of Mr. Morton”

Original Air Date: September 11, 1993 Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Children are taught about predicates by hearing a tale about a lonely man named Mr. Morton. Cartoon Cat: Mr. Morton owns an adorable little orange tabby cat who greets him at the mailbox when he […]

The Parole Officer (2001)

The Parole Officer (2001)

by Mark Murton Directed by: John Duigan Synopsis: Failed parole Officer Simon Garden (Steve Coogan) is framed for murder and must enlist the help of his former clients to clear his name. Kitty Cameo: Simon arrives at the flat of Emma (Lena Headey), an attractive WPC he has met through his work, just as she […]

The Offer – “Mr. Producer”

The Offer – “Mr. Producer”

Original Air Date: May 26, 2022 Directed by: Gwyneth Horder-Payton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: In this episode of the series which re-enacts the making of The Godfather, producer Ruddy (Miles Teller) has to convince Paramount head Bluhdorn (Burn Gorman) that Coppola (Dan Fogler) and Pacino […]

True Tale About a Lion’s Tail (1950)

True Tale About a Lion’s Tail (1950)

British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a lion living with a family in Auburn, Washington. Reality Cat: The female lion, whose name was Little Tyke, is shown hanging around the house with Mr. George and Mrs. Margaret Westbeau. Little Tyke runs through the snowy yard before coming inside and licking and chewing on Mr. Westbeau. […]

Traveller’s Joy (1949)

Traveller’s Joy (1949)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Chris Noonan Synopsis: With extensive restrictions on how much foreign exchange British travellers can take outside the realm, a variety of English men and women, including Bumble (Googie Withers) and her estranged husband Reggie (John McCallum), are stranded in a Stockholm hotel in expensive Sweden. Kitty Cameo: Waiting for the […]

Home at Seven (1952)

Home at Seven (1952)

by Mark Murton Also Known As: Murder on Monday Director: Ralph Richardson Synopsis: Bank Official David Preston (Ralph Richardson) goes missing for twenty-four hours and has no memory of the lost time. When he learns that the steward of his local club who implicated him in a robbery has been found murdered, Preston finds he […]

Batman – “Marsha’s Scheme of Diamonds”

Batman – “Marsha’s Scheme of Diamonds”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: November 24, 1966 Directed by: James B. Clark Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Marsha, Queen of Diamonds (Carolyn Jones), continues her obsessive efforts to purloin the renowned Bat-Diamond (over 10,000 carats!), which Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) use […]

Holler (2020)

Holler (2020)

Directed by: Nicole Riegel Synopsis: A teenaged girl named Ruth (Jessica Barden) reluctantly works with an illegal scrapping crew to pay for a college education, even though she doubts the benefits an education will give her. Kitty Cameos: Cats are seen in a few establishing shots. One has a bicolor tabby and white cat struggling […]

Forever’s Gonna Start Tonight (2011)

Forever’s Gonna Start Tonight (2011)

Directed by: Eliza Hittman This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sonya (Viktoria Vinyarska), a teenaged girl living in Brooklyn with her father (Mike Pikeman) and his menagerie of cats, finds herself facing difficult choices to protect him. Cat […]

I, Monster (1971)

I, Monster (1971)

by Mark Murton Starring: Little Cat Directed by: Stephen Weeks This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film. Synopsis: In this reworking of Jekyll and Hyde, Victorian psychologist Charles Marlowe (Christopher Lee) invents a drug which will release his patients’ inhibitions. Using […]