For a supplement to our discussion this episode, check out this piece:

https://medium.com/@sam_louis/we-are-the-hogs-watching-cats-47df93bfbf58

Hogheads, for you we have prepared an episode with about as loose a structure as its subject, the Cats movie. We all forced ourselves through two hours of “digital fur technology,” cat bulges, and the stomach-churning James Corden to bring you tales from the sparsely-attended theaters where this film burned itself into our corneas. We discuss how the film made us feel like hogs, why it explains anti-American terrorism, and the unparalleled speed of its jump from theatrical release to ironic cult classic. We answer the hard questions, like what is the best way to dissociate mid-viewing? Which actors deserved to be stuck playing cats (looking at you, Rebel Wilson) in Cats? And is it worse than Loqueesha? (trick question - both should be erased from history) Tune in and keep it Jellicle.

Sources

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/people-are-seeing-cats-while-high-out-of-their-minds-these-are-their-stories/2020/01/05/d0ebfb3a-2beb-11ea-bcb3-ac6482c4a92f_story.html

https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/cats-movie-cult-classic-toronto-revue/https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/cats-movie-cult-classic-toronto-revue/

https://drafthouse.com/show/cats-rowdy-screening

https://screenrant.com/cats-movie-dog-friendly-screenings/

https://decider.com/2020/01/10/midsommar-amazon-prime-cats-murder-cult/

Apparently the furries did NOT like Cats

https://www.thecut.com/2019/07/how-do-furries-feel-about-the-new-cats-movie.html