Die Hard (1988)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/
I watch this almost at least once a year. Ever since watched in the theater back in 1988, it has been my favorite action film. Based on a novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp, Bruce Willis was perfect as the NY cop John McClane visiting his wife in their flimsy marriage at LA for Christmas party in a high rise, fighting alone the terrorist who are holding hostage his wife and her colleagues. In addition to the explosive action, there are many humor that nailed perfectly. The villain was played by Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber could be the slickest villain on screen. Director John McTernan had many well-known action thrillers. This would be his signature work. I wonder how much inspiration the movie took from The Towering Inferno.
The Sniper (1952)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045161/
Directed by Edward Dmytryk, this is very interesting story that take a psychological point of view on a serial killer, much like that of Fritz Lang's M. A lonely man, played by Arthur Franz, has a strong urge to kill women with a rifle at a distance, yet he fights his impulse. He got the point of ordeal that he even hint the police to catch him. Collaborated by screenwriters Edna Anhalt and Edward Anhalt who got Oscar nomination, this must be an unusual at the time. There were a time preachy and apologetic for his crime, and could be dated a bit for there are more violent stuff on screen nowadays. It is still a very good movie.
White Christmas (1954)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047673/
Two talented performers met in the military and became friends and putting a shows after their military career. One of the buddy, played by Danny Kaye, tried to help his buddy, played by Bing Crosby, to find a wife, upon which both meet a pair sisters played by Rosemary Clooney & Vera-Ellen. They ran into their former General who is dejected missing his military life, so they tried to put a show on Christmas Eve to honor him. This is a romantic comedy musical, and I am a sucker for these movies especially for the 50s. It is very upbeat with Michael Curtiz direction. The most charming is when Danny Kaye interact with Rosemary Clooney.
Psycho (1960)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054215/
It is one of those movie that don't gets bored after many time watching, and I have watched it many times. I was surprised the first time I learned that Anthony Perkins did not get an Oscar nomination. Janet Leigh did though. I very appreciated that stretch in which she was driving the car with the voice over of her thoughts and everything else that is going on.
Monkey Man (2024)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9214772/
Dev Patel written, directed, and starred in this action movie. It is fast pace, unfortunately, like a bad Tony Scott movie. He played a fighter trying to infiltrate upper leadership for revenge. The way the movie is arranged, you don't get to understand his purpose til midway towards the movie. The fight scene were messy with too many shaky camera. Didn't work for me.
Longlegs (2024)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23468450/
A female detective, played by Maika Monroe, has an intuitive foresight, and she used it to catch a serial killer who killed according to certain pattern. I like Maika Monroe when she was in It Follows, and she played with the a similar personality. Can't believe It Follows was 10 years ago. The movie is directed by Osgood Perkins, the son of Anthony Perkins. This is a horror movie has a strong eerie feel, like that of the typical David Lynch movie. Not scary, but many anticipation. Very weird for sure. Nicholas Cage went a bit over the top in his portrayal of a creepy person. I appreciated the atmosphere, but I found the story is very scattered
.

Interesting that you're not much of a Stanwyck fan, PL. I think she's simply great, a master of both comedy and drama.
As for Fred MacMurray, I completely agree with your comments. I appreciated a lot of his work back in the early years, certainly in the films you mentioned, but also in
The Apartment, The Caine Mutiny, The Egg and I, Hands Across the Table
, and
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
.
And an FYI: if memory serves, after he did
The Apartment
he said that he was no longer going to play bad guys in films, which led to several Disney movies and eventually to
My Three Sons
. I wasn't a big fan of that show either, though I did watch it now and again with my young siblings.

I am not much of a Barbara Stanwyck fan but
Remember the Night
is a pretty good movie.
Back in the 1960's when I was a kid growing up, I did not go for
My Three Sons
much. Perhaps it was a little "old" for me as a kid. Of course, in those days we had just the single B&W TV, and my father generally ruled the evening TV watching, and he wasn't a fan of
My Three Sons
either. Of course, Fred MacMurray played the dad in
My Three Sons
. Back in those days, I wasn't even aware that MacMurray had been a movie star in his earlier days.
More recently, watching all these old movies on TCM and other sources, I have come to appreciate Fred MacMurray quite a bit. He is good in
Remember the Night
, and I like him in
Alice Adams
(1935) as Katherine Hepburn's beau. Of course, he is good in the film noir
Double Indemnity
(1944). Further, I've liked him in several other lesser movies that I have seen him in.

First viewing:
The Great Rupert / Irving Pichel
(1950). The family of an out-of-work vaudeville performer is pushed into homelessness at Christmas, but their luck changes when a crafty squirrel unearths a stash of cash and tosses it out to them once a week. Producer George Pal’s first feature film and although it’s not great, it’s quite entertaining, with a good cast, including Jimmy Durante, Terry Moore, and Tom Drake. (Available on TCM and several streaming services.)
Re-watches (all holiday favorites):
Remember the Night / Mitchell Leisen
(1939). Have to say a bit about this special film, a beautiful story about a sympathetic attorney (Fred McMurray) who unexpectedly finds that he must take a female shoplifter (Barbara Stanwyck) home with him to the family farm for the Christmas holiday. Love blossoms, yes, but there’s so much more to it than that. It was written by Preston Sturges, the last film he wrote before he finally started directing his own scripts, making history in doing that. I highly recommend it for those who haven’t seen it. It’s a less well known but wonderful holiday film. (Available on Plex and on TCM until December 31.)

Movies I've rated this week:-
6/10 1940 Second Chorus
7/10 1940 Love Thy Neighbor
8/10 1941 The Lady Eve
6/10 1943 The Crystal Ball
4/10 2014 Small Town Santa
6/10 2022 A Merry Christmas Wish
6/10 2024 Christmas On Call

Munchhausen (1943) - An adaptation of the Baron Munchausen story. Compared to the Gilliam version it's much less fantastical and creative and Gilliam is better at constructing a scene but I prefer this one anyway maybe because it feels more of the period and place. It was shot in color but it's not very vibrant.
Three Men to Kill (1980) - A pretty standard thriller with Alain Delon who also co-wrote the screenplay. A man sees too much and then the usual stuff happens. It entertained me but it's nothing special.