An Ebertfest Anti-Feline Agenda? Conspiracy Theory #1

Fact: In Man Push Cart, the protagonist's tiny kitten dies from malnourishment and is discarded in a really grim, bare-bones fashion.

Fact: In Claire Dolan, a prostitute's pimp drops her cat out of an apartment building'with nary a word.

A suspiciously tough year for cat lovers. I'm just saying.