Jimmy Stewart becomes obsessed with watching his neighbors live their lives through his window, and maybe we do too.
Category Archives: James Stewart
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
The ultimate feel-good movie, or harrowing exercise in existential angst? Possibly both.
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
If Frank Capra’s particular brand of idealistic American mythmaking feels dated today, that may be more our problem than his.
VERTIGO (1958)
Perhaps Hitchcock’s weirdest, most dream-like film, it makes no sense, but it also might be perfect.
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)
The sheer star power and charm of Hepburn, Grant, and Stewart still shines through 80 years later.
