The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Two Budapest shop employees who can’t stand each other are unknowingly falling in love through anonymous correspondence.
James Stewart
This archive gathers the films featuring James Stewart reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Anatomy of a Murder (1959)”, “It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)”, “Rear Window (1954)”, “The Shop Around the Corner (1940)”, “Vertigo (1958)”, and “You’ve Got Mail (1998)” — 6 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how James Stewart serves each story: the choices that make a performance work, the roles that anchor a film, and the range visible across different pictures. Rather than rank the performances, the collection treats them as a body of work worth examining. The list continues to expand as additional films are reviewed.
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
1959 Otto Preminger courtroom drama with James Stewart as small-town Michigan lawyer defending an Army officer charged with murder.
Vertigo (1958)
Hitchcock’s 1958 obsession thriller. Stewart, Novak, San Francisco. The dolly-zoom film. Now ranked as the greatest film ever made by Sight and Sound.
Rear Window (1954)
Hitchcock’s 1954 voyeurism thriller. Stewart immobilized in a wheelchair, Kelly, Burr across the courtyard. Entire film shot from one apartment.
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
It’s a Wonderful Life is the gold standard for American Christmas filmmaking. Seen it twice. The 8 rating is honest evaluation. Frank Capra directing. James Stewart as George Bailey. Donna Reed as Mary. Lionel Barrymore as Mr. Potter. Henry Travers as Clarence Odbody. Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi,…
You’ve Got Mail (1998) — Review
You’ve Got Mail is one of the great American romantic comedies of the late 1990s and the second major collaboration between Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, and Nora Ephron. Nora Ephron directed. Nora and Delia Ephron wrote the screenplay. The film was released in December 1998. It grossed approximately two…