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Tuesday, November 10, 2026Nov 10

Leber: A cinematic Christmas hits all the right buttons

I forgot all about Sandra Bullock.

Not that she exists, though I confess she hasn’t been uppermost on my mind of late.

I forgot that shortly after Ms. Bullock was named America’s newest sweetheart for driving the heck out of a bus and keeping a straight face while talking to Keanu Reeves, she starred in a lovely little holiday time film: “While You Were Sleeping.”

You see, seasonal movies have always been an important part of my December.

In my family, Thanksgiving is the big holiday, so December’s obligations don’t extend much further than expedited deadlines at work and remembering to make time to go to the post office (apologies to those whose gifts will be late this year).