Singin’ in the Rain

Bright, colorful, energetic, and fun. What more could you ask for from the movie called the best musical ever? I don’t know about that specifically, but I do know that Singin’ in the Rain is a hodgepodge of a film that shouldn’t work at all but works marvelously. Built around a series of songs that the studio had the rights to, the story of the transition from silent to sound movies is told with such innocent and infectious energy that it’s nearly impossible to resist.

It’s the silent era...