Some Like it Hot

This movie is about as pure entertainment as movies can get. It’s an expert mixture of comedy, tension, sex, and romance that creates such a complete package of good times that Hollywood has very rarely come close to matching. Working with I.A.L. Diamond for the second time after Love in the Afternoon, Billy Wilder crafted an essentially perfect film.

Set during Prohibition, we follow two jazz musicians after they witness a gangland murder and try to run for their lives. They’re broke and...