"Cat People," released in 1982, offers a contemporary reimagining of the earlier film from 1942. Nastassja Kinski and Malcolm McDowell portray siblings burdened with a curse—they transform into were-panthers when sexually stimulated. Their only path back to humanity involves taking another human life. The premise is undeniably strange and fantastical, yet "Cat People" treats it with complete sincerity. John Heard por…