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The 10 Best (and 5 Worst) Talking Cats

Cats are mysterious creatures, and we often wish we could know what they’re saying every time they meow, hiss, or calmly walk away. Well, what if you could? Talking cats are a surprisingly robust part of sci-fi and fantasy storytelling—probably because we’re so damn eager to know what these creatures really think of us. We’re…

Movies Beth Elderkin Aug 11

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So, How Much Like Cats Is Wonder Woman 1984‘s Cheetah Going to Be?

Wonder Woman 1984 was supposed to come out this week, but because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the movie is still shrouded in mystery for now. We don’t even really know what Kristen Wiig’s Cheetah is going to look like! Thanks to Funko, we have our first clue. But all we want to know is:…

Movies Beth Elderkin Jun 4

This Video Essay Tries to Explain the Disaster That Is Cats

In the not-so-distant past, Cats was the most fascinating and baffling thing we’d ever seen. Tom Hoopper’s wildly unnecessary and just plain wild adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical about cats pining for the sweet embrace of death is a profound, transfixing disaster. It raises a lot of questions. Namely, what? and why? Noted…

Movies Julie Muncy Apr 5

Cats Is a ‘Medieval Morality Play’: 20 Highlights From Tom Hooper’s Strange Director Commentary

Cats has finally come home, and we’ve combed through the director commentary to uncover the film’s greatest secrets. It may be one of those movies that’s impossible to explain, but director Tom Hooper was determined to try. The Razzie award winner and modern cinematic classic is now out for digital home release, which means an…

Movies Beth Elderkin Mar 19

Unfortunately, There’s No Butthole Cut of Cats

If you woke up this morning mighty confused as to why the hashtag “ReleaseTheButtholeCut” was trending on social media, you were not alone. The whole thing was a little dark and messy. Sorry, we had to. Tuesday marked the digital release of Tom Hooper’s Cats and the timing probably couldn’t have been better, what with…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 18

The Visual Effects Society Is Right to Condemn That Oscars Cats Joke…but Still, It’s Cats

During the Oscars, James Corden and Rebel Wilson coasted onto the stage in feline regalia to hand out the award for Best Visual Effects, purring this derogatory opening line: “As cast members of the motion picture Cats, nobody more than us understands the importance of good visual effects.” But not everybody was laughing. The Visual…

Movies Beth Elderkin Feb 11

Genre Films Swept the Razzies Nominations, for Better or Worse

As we prepare for the Oscars tonight, we know that genre films could win big, with Joker having a real chance of taking home a healthy amount of awards tonight. But even if genre doesn’t sweep the Oscars tonight, horror, scifi, and superhero films are almost certain to sweep the Razzies. The Razzies, the awards…

Movies Julie Muncy Feb 9

The 9 Best (and 7 Worst) Movies of 2019

So many movies are just “fine.” Movies you sit down, watch, enjoy, and subsequently forget about. You don’t hate them, you don’t love them, they’re just OK. That’s the majority of movies. These are not those movies. Below you’ll find our choices for the best genre films of 2019. The precious few films that stood…

Movies Io9 Staff Dec 26

It Doesn’t Count If Your Character Comes Out in a Junket Interview

In a recent interview with Out, Dame Judi Dench mused about her relationship to Cats and described how she sees her character, Old Deuteronomy as trans because the role has traditionally been portrayed by male actors. Actors really do say the darnedest things, don’t they? Given the somewhat joking tone Dench was speaking in (you…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Dec 24

The Most Important Scenes From the Cats Movie (As I Remember Them)

Did you see the Cats movie? Ah ha ha, of course you didn’t. Luckily, you don’t need to put yourself through such trauma, because I’ve done it for you—and I have chronicled the events of the film here, to the best of my ability, so you can experience the nightmare of Cats from a safe…

Movies Rob Bricken Dec 24

I Think I Watched the Patched Version of Cats

I witnessed Cats for you. You weak people with your finite resources and lack of desire to spend money or time on Cats. For you, I trekked half a mile—in the rain—to witness Tom Hooper’s hubris writ large on the screen. I witnessed and I wrote about it. And then those fuckers at Universal released…

Movies Alex Cranz Dec 24

Who Cares That Rise of Skywalker Won the Box Office, Just Look at This Dismal Cats Debut

How can a movie make almost $180 million in three days and not be instantly heralded as a smash hit? When it’s a Star Wars movie. J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker easily won its opening weekend at the box office, grossing an estimated $175.5 million over the three day period. (A three…

Movies Germain Lussier Dec 23

In an Unprecedented Move, Universal Is Sending Theaters a Patched Version of Cats

Cats, Tom Hooper’s memetic hazard of a musical, is receiving unprecedented treatment from its distributors at Universal. As shared by the Hollywood Reporter, the company is sending theaters an updated version of the Ozymandias-like monument to hubris and toxoplasmosis. This new version of the film, according to a memo sent to thousands of theaters on…

Movies Julie Muncy Dec 22

Cats Review: I Have Seen Sights No Human Should See

I have been processing this movie for the last 24 hours trying to understand anything as terrifying and visceral a trainwreck as Cats. You have to see Cats. You must witness the hubris of director Tom Hooper. You must witness the hubris of Hollywood. The hubris of these performers. You have to sit in that…

Movies Alex Cranz Dec 18

Joker Nabs Key Golden Globe Nominations, but Game of Thrones Gets the Kiss of Death

The latest crop of Golden Globes nominations has been revealed. Overall, it was a lackluster year for genre entertainment, especially for shows like Game of Thrones and Watchmen, but Joker did manage to get the last laugh. Last year, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse took home Best Animated Film at the Golden Globes, will Disney’s CGI remake…

Movies Beth Elderkin Dec 9

Is It Just Me, or Do the Cats Look More Human Now?

Me-ow! The latest trailer for Cats has dropped on our laps to be cuddled…and it feels…different? I can’t decide if this is for better or worse. See for yourself. Or maybe I’m just imagining things? Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway hit shocked fans when we got a look at the first…

Trailers Jill Pantozzi Nov 19

Taylor Swift Gets to Be a Cat and Write a New Cats Song With Andrew Lloyd Webber for Work

It’s almost like “Memory” has itself become a memory. Taylor Swift is here to try and snatch that Best Original Song Oscar from The Lion King’s Beyoncé Knowles-Carter with a new song she wrote with Andrew Lloyd Webber for Cats—otherwise known as that nightmare movie you know you’re going to see. Universal Pictures has shared…

Movies Beth Elderkin Oct 25

Going Behind the Scenes of Cats Does Not Make It Look Like Any Less of a Nightmare

“If you told me I was gonna get to be a cat, for work,” Taylor Swift tells us. “What?” Like what indeed, Taytay. Making no acknowledgment of the existential crisis it caused dropping its first trailer for Tom Hoppers’ Cats movie during Comic-Con a few months ago, Universal is soldiering on with a new behind-the-scenes…

Movies James Whitbrook Sep 10

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The 6 Winners (and 5 Losers) of San Diego Comic-Con 2019

San Diego Comic-Con has once again come and gone, leaving us with a flurry of feelings and a lot of hotel restaurant bills for shrimp tacos. io9 was there to experience everything, giving you in-depth coverage on the ground and reporting on panels. There were plenty of highs, a few lows, and one thing that…

io9 Io9 Staff Jul 23

The First Cats Trailer Will Haunt Your Nightmares Tonight

Yeah, yeah, we did this headline today already. But… you’re not prepared. Trust me, You are not prepared. https://gizmodo.com/the-gruesome-new-trailer-for-it-chapter-two-will-haunt-1833746695 Universal just surprised us all with a first look at Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the seminal broadway musical Cats, featuring CG fur-covered actors as titular felines. It is, as you’ll see, a choice: I should not…

Trailers James Whitbrook Jul 18

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The 10 Best (and 5 Worst) Talking Cats

So, How Much Like Cats Is Wonder Woman 1984‘s Cheetah Going to Be?

This Video Essay Tries to Explain the Disaster That Is Cats

Cats Is a ‘Medieval Morality Play’: 20 Highlights From Tom Hooper’s Strange Director Commentary

Unfortunately, There’s No Butthole Cut of Cats

The Visual Effects Society Is Right to Condemn That Oscars Cats Joke…but Still, It’s Cats

Genre Films Swept the Razzies Nominations, for Better or Worse

The 9 Best (and 7 Worst) Movies of 2019

It Doesn’t Count If Your Character Comes Out in a Junket Interview

The Most Important Scenes From the Cats Movie (As I Remember Them)

I Think I Watched the Patched Version of Cats

Who Cares That Rise of Skywalker Won the Box Office, Just Look at This Dismal Cats Debut

In an Unprecedented Move, Universal Is Sending Theaters a Patched Version of Cats

Cats Review: I Have Seen Sights No Human Should See

Joker Nabs Key Golden Globe Nominations, but Game of Thrones Gets the Kiss of Death

Is It Just Me, or Do the Cats Look More Human Now?

Taylor Swift Gets to Be a Cat and Write a New Cats Song With Andrew Lloyd Webber for Work

Going Behind the Scenes of Cats Does Not Make It Look Like Any Less of a Nightmare

The 6 Winners (and 5 Losers) of San Diego Comic-Con 2019

The First Cats Trailer Will Haunt Your Nightmares Tonight

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