Get some classic movies in. Just because they’re black & white doesn’t mean they’re outdated.
Casablanca. I didn’t watch it till I was much older and was impressed with how well it stands up. Genuinely gave me an appreciation for older movies. It’s so well written and edited. Every scene moves plot.
The Apartment. It’s from 1960 (near the start of the sexual revolution) and is a comedy about a dude who loans out his apartment as a fuck pad to execs at his office in order to get ahead at work. Real “the more things change, the more they stay the same” energy. It’s funny and captures the era in a light I had never seen before.
I never would have ever watched a black and white Marilyn Monroe movie if my wife had promised to watch T2 in exchange for me watching it. It was absolutely hilarious. The chemistry and comedic timing between Monroe and Jack Lemon is wonderful. The story holds up and has one of the funniest ending scenes ever.
Love this one. Ended up watching it because all the hotel scenes were filmed at an iconic hotel in my hometown. The hotel was built in 1888 and last year finished a half billion dollar renovation that attempts to update the comfort but not the style:
Get some classic movies in. Just because they’re black & white doesn’t mean they’re outdated.
Casablanca. I didn’t watch it till I was much older and was impressed with how well it stands up. Genuinely gave me an appreciation for older movies. It’s so well written and edited. Every scene moves plot.
The Apartment. It’s from 1960 (near the start of the sexual revolution) and is a comedy about a dude who loans out his apartment as a fuck pad to execs at his office in order to get ahead at work. Real “the more things change, the more they stay the same” energy. It’s funny and captures the era in a light I had never seen before.
I’d add Some Like it Hot to this list.
I never would have ever watched a black and white Marilyn Monroe movie if my wife had promised to watch T2 in exchange for me watching it. It was absolutely hilarious. The chemistry and comedic timing between Monroe and Jack Lemon is wonderful. The story holds up and has one of the funniest ending scenes ever.
Love this one. Ended up watching it because all the hotel scenes were filmed at an iconic hotel in my hometown. The hotel was built in 1888 and last year finished a half billion dollar renovation that attempts to update the comfort but not the style:
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/07/hotel-del-shut-down-367-guestrooms-over-a-year-ago-theyre-about-to-reopen-with-a-few-surprises/
Btw, same writer/director of The Apartment:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Wilder
The Bridge Over the River Kwai