Each Friday, we recommend seven Old Movies to Watch Now, all of which come recommended by one of our critics and can currently be screened online. Read the review, watch the movie, feel accomplished.

• The Birds, Alfred Hitchcock's "most abstract film," according to Dave Kehr.

• Forbidden Planet, a sci-fi take on Shakespeare's The Tempest.

• The Godfather, Part II, the sequel that set the standard to which all others are held.

• The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's classic.

• Minni and Moskowitz, John Cassavetes's romantic comedy.

• She Done Him Wrong, Lowell Sherman's Mae West vehicle.

• Tell No One, Guillaume Canet's thriller.

For even more selections, check out OMTWN, your go-to spot for streaming recommendations. Happy watching!