![Cover art forSingin' in the Rain](/.netlify/images?url=/watching/singin-in-the-rain-20231004/singin-in-the-rain.jpg?w=230&fit=contain)
I loved this! Of course I’ve seen some of the famous bits in short clips here and there. But it was such a delight to actually watch the whole thing and appreciate its nesting-doll structure and moments of dreamlike digression—particularly that second Cyd Charisse number with her impossibly long veil (scarf?).
[Why does nobody talk about the brief yet unfortunate blackface that pops up in that one soundstage scene, though? Thankfully it was over quickly.]
This looked eye-poppingly good in 4K on HBO.