#907: The Enduring Power of Hitchcock's "Psycho" and Oscars Homework

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🗓️ 10 February 2023

⏱️ 86 minutes

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After a string of lush, star-filled productions in the ‘50s, Alfred Hitchcock went small(er) and sinister with Psycho, which went on to become Hitchcock's best-known film and one of the most influential films of the last sixty years. For this Sacred Cow deep dive (2:04)—reviewed in anticipation of the upcoming Best of the '60s edition of Filmspotting Madness—Filmspotting considers a picture that remains unnerving and full of mystery even after a half-century of critical analysis. Plus, listeners weigh in on M. Night Shyamalan's hit-and-miss career (52:33), and Adam and Josh turn in their Oscars homework (1:02:08) with thoughts on ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, Andrea Riseborough in TO LESLIE, and Best Documentary Feature nominee NAVALNY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:55.7	into one of the greatest, most influential films of all time,
1:00.4	this week, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
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