High, Wide and Handsome (1937)

High, Wide and Handsome (1937)

Directed by: Rouben Mamoulian Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Medicine show singer Sally Watterson (Irene Dunne) falls for farmer Peter Cortlandt (Randolph Scott) whose future changes radically when he strikes oil on his land. Cat Cattle Call: Peter ends up in a bitter feud with […]

View of Terror (2003)

View of Terror (2003)

Directed by: Louis BĂ©langer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: A woman named Celeste (Shannen Doherty) is stalked and tormented by a voyeur who can see into her apartment. Kitty Cameo: At one point the stalker sets up a video on Celeste’s VCR where she sees […]

Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood – “Season 21, Episode 8”

Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood – “Season 21, Episode 8”

Original Air Date: February 27, 1991Directed by: Bob Walsh Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Mr. Rogers (Fred Rogers) spends the episode talking about growing. Reality Cat: At the beginning of the episode Mr. Rogers steps outside for a moment and returns with a tabby cat. Mr. […]

Action in the North Atlantic (1943)

Action in the North Atlantic (1943)

Directed by: Lloyd Bacon 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 sailors who formerly were attacked at sea are assigned to a ship that is to join a convoy taking supplies to England through the U-boat […]

A Time to Kill (1955)

A Time to Kill (1955)

Directed by: Charles Saunders Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A tale of blackmail, murder and intrigue sprouts from a series of relationships between a doctor, his wife, a chemist and his many loves. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The story is a bit too complicated to […]

The House of Fear (1945)

The House of Fear (1945)

Directed by: Roy William Neill Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and his assistant Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) travel to Scotland to investigate a series of murders, each preceded by the victim receiving an envelope filled with orange pips. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Watson is alone in the large, dark mansion on a stormy night […]

Pelle erobreren (1987)

Pelle erobreren (1987)

English Title: Pelle the ConquerorDirected by: Bille August Synopsis: Pelle (Pelle Hvenegaard) is a young Swedish boy who emigrates with his father Lassefar (Max von Sydow) from Sweden to Denmark in search of work and a new life. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The widow Lassefar and his son are hired to work on a farm. […]

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 […]

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 […]