The Crooked Way (1949)

The Crooked Way (1949)

Directed by: Robert Florey Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: World War II veteran Eddie Rice (John Payne) suffers from amnesia and goes looking for his past, only to find he had ties with underworld criminals in Los Angeles. Featured Feline: The boss of the crime […]

The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964)

The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964)

Directed by: Don Chaffey This review contains an Implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Thomasina (voiced by Elspeth March) is the independent yet loving pet of Mary MacDhui (Karen Dotrice) who is traumatized when her veterinarian father Andrew (Patrick McGoohan) cold-heartedly refuses […]

Side Street (1950)

Side Street (1950)

Directed by: Anthony Mann Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Letter carrier Joe Norson (Farley Granger) is an everyman struggling to make ends meet with a young wife (Cathy O’Donnell) and a baby on the way. But the temptation to steal money when it presents itself […]

Allegro Non Troppo (1976)

Allegro Non Troppo (1976)

Directed by: Bruno Bozzetto This review contains a Cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: This beautifully designed and hilarious spoof of Disney’s Fantasia is considered by many to be Italian animator Bruno Bozzetto’s magnum opus. Between the animated segments set to classical […]

Love Letters (1945)

Love Letters (1945)

Directed by: William Dieterle Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Allen Quinton (Joseph Cotten) is a British soldier stationed in Italy in World War II where he pens poetic love letters for a fellow soldier to mail to the guy’s girlfriend, Victoria, back home. But Allen […]

Elmer Gantry (1960)

Elmer Gantry (1960)

Directed by: Richard Brooks Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the book by Sinclair Lewis. Elmer Gantry (Burt Lancaster) is a slick-talking, boozing salesman who falls for a evangelical revivalist named Sister Sharon Falconer (Jean Simmons) and joins up with the traveling church, using […]