“Stick” (Apple TV Plus) takes old generation-gap and coming-of-age issues and sometimes makes them as fresh as the dew at the morning’s first tee time.
The Nineties is a fascinating decade in which to find characters who now play differently (sometimes even the opposite) from how they were intended. The
Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond conclude their screenwriting careers in the most appropriate and hilarious way with “Buddy Buddy” (1981), which also features a legendary
In what seems like a conscious effort after the “European Vacation” sideseason (a.k.a. Season 7, part one), story editor and lead writer David Wise brings
Billy Wilder was influenced by Ernst Lubitsch more than any other director, so “Ninotchka” (1939) is among the most important films to watch wherein Wilder
If you’re on a bender of newspaper movies, “The Paper” (1994) would make a good cleanser between “All the President’s Men” (1976) and “Spotlight” (2015).
“Stalag 17” (1953) is – thankfully for viewers who struggle with war and/or prison movies – another example of Billy Wilder’s ability to meld two
“Juno and the Paycock” (1930) was, even early in his career, an unusual adaptation for Alfred Hitchcock, as the material is misery-laden and lacking in
The mystery genre so exploded in popularity in the 20th century that the meta-mystery subgenre (movies poking fun at the tropes of mysteries) likewise exploded
“The Major and the Minor” (1942) is, upon reflection, a major movie because it marks Billy Wilder’s American directorial debut. But it’s a minor entry