Daily Archives: November 15, 2024

Movie Preview: Ben Stiller hits the upstaged-by-kids “Holiday Comedy” stage of his career —  “Nutcrackers”

Everything in this trailer moans “Tired” and “played.” Linda Cardinelli co stars in this “fostering little monsters” comedy. This looks like something our lad Ben might have been in 30 years ago. Nov. 29 on Hulu.

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Classic Film Review: Hitchcock becomes “Hitch” — “The 39 Steps” (1935)

While he was alive, critics had little trouble finding ways to discount Alfred Hitchcock’s genius and underrate his later decades of entertaining, bubbly and even chilling thrillers. Because that generation of reviewers remembered “The 39 Steps.” This 1935 romp of … Continue reading

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