Cats on Film Pod

Nov 24, 2020 • E18 • 00:06:03

Skipper & Ray review April and the Extraordinary World (2015), which brings the best cat ever to the screen! Based on the graphic novels of Jacques Tardi, with Tony Hale as Darwin. Angela Galuppo, Susan Sarandon, Paul Giamatti, J.K. Simmons, Christian Des...

Nov 17, 2020 • E17 • 00:03:14

Skipper & Ray review Poetic Justice (1993), who lives with a soft fluffy kitty but doesn’t interact with him much. Director John Singleton, stars Janet Jackson & Tupac Shakur, poet Maya Angelou. Regina King, Tyra Ferrell, Joe Torry, Stanley Clarke. Transc...

Nov 10, 2020 • E16 • 00:07:03

Skipper & Ray review Roald Dahl’s The Witches (2020), which uses a CGI kitty to continue perpetuating negative black cat stereotypes. Filmmakers Robert Zemeckis, Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo del Toro. Grandma Octavia Spenser, Hero Jahzir Bruno & Chris Rock,...

Nov 03, 2020 • E15 • 00:03:31

Skipper & Ray review The Mummy (1999), who is no match for a brave kitty! Rachel Weisz plays a descendant of Patricia Velasquez. Brendan Fraser, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Stephen Sommers. Transcript bit.ly/CFPtranscript-themummy Cats on Film Pod is voi...

Oct 27, 2020 • E14 • 00:04:10

Skipper & Ray review The Witches (1990), which perpetuates negative stereotypes about sweet little black cats. Based on the book by Roald Dahl. Angelica Houston, Jane Horrocks, Rowan Atkinson, Bill Paterson, Brenda Blethyn, Jim Henson, Nicolas Roeg, Allan...

Oct 20, 2020 • E13 • 00:03:59

Skipper & Ray review Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), which uses a tabby as a punch line in a crazed household on Halloween. Director Frank Capra, newlyweds Cary Grant & Priscilla Lane. Peter Lorre, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Joseph Kesselring. Tra...

Oct 13, 2020 • E12 • 00:02:38

Skipper & Ray review Enchanted (2008) features a whole menagerie of critters, including a brave city cat, in a 21st Century spin on the Disney Princess genre. Princess Idena Menzel, Prince James Marsden, and music by Alan Menken. Amy Adams, Patrick Dempse...

Oct 06, 2020 • E11 • 00:03:31

Skipper & Ray review Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961), which is a character study of a patient ginger (Orangey) living with a self-destructive human (Audrey Hepburn). Based on a novel by Truman Capote and featuring the incessant use of “Moon River” by Henry...

Sep 29, 2020 • E10 • 00:03:11

Skipper & Ray review DJ Cinderella (2019), who uses a bike rather than magicked animals to travel to her prince. The Brazilian Netflix movie is based on a novel by Paula Pimenta. Cinderella Maisa Silva, Marley Estrada, Prince Filipe Bragança, Matt Anspach...

Sep 22, 2020 • E09 • 00:04:47

Skipper & Ray review Catwoman (2004), starring Halle Berry, which is a movie, of a sort. Loosely based on the DC Comics character created by Bob Kane. Sharon Stone, Alex Borstein, Benjamin Bratt, Pitof. Transcript bit.ly/CFPtranscript-catwoman   Voiced &...