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“The Philadelphia Story” (1940), directed by George Cukor and starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart, is a sparkling romantic comedy of remarriage that doubles as a character study of class, vulnerability, and second chances. Adapted from Philip Barry’s hit Broadway play, it revived Hepburn’s career, showcased Grant and Stewart at the height of their charm, and became both a critical and commercial success that helped define the sophisticated Hollywood comedy of its era.

@movienight-with-Josh-Barry“The Philadelphia Story” (1940), directed by George Cukor and starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart, is a sparkling romantic comedy of remarriage that doubles as a character study of class, vulnerability, and second chances. Adapted from Philip Barry’s hit Broadway play, it revived Hepburn’s career, showcased Grant and Stewart at the height of their charm, and became both a critical and commercial success that helped define the sophisticated Hollywood comedy of its era.

@movienight-with-Josh-BarryWelcome to Movie Night, the essay edition.“One Battle After Another” (2025) is a darkly comic action thriller directed, co written, and co produced by Paul Thomas Anderson, adapted loosely from Thomas Pynchon’s novel Vineland. It marks the long anticipated first collaboration between Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio—an actor Anderson originally wanted for the lead in Boogie Nights—and uses DiCaprio’s star power to anchor a story about failed revolutions, compromised ideals, and the long...