The best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Rear Window from 1954. This brings us full circle, because here's our original coverage of Rear Window, the very first movie we covered, all the way back in August, 2016.

Stay tuned for our updated thoughts after our rewatch.

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Uh-oh! What's all this, then?

We just went to edit the Mutiny on the Bounty vs The 39 Steps episode and discovered that most of Cat's audio was missing. We won't get a chance to rerecord that episode until next week, so, to hold you over until then, we've decided to release one of our paywalled What Would Hitchcock Do? episodes. It's The Prestige (2006). Enjoy!

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We continue our look at the 2nd best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s Psycho to the Oscar’s Best Picture of the same year, The Apartment

We also discuss actuary foreshortening, meaningless busy work and committing to the bit, screenplay-wise, before revealing the best Hitchcock movie via the still quite improbable medium of cryptic crossword clue.

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We continue our look at the 3rd best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s North By Northwest to the Oscar’s Best Picture of the same year, Ben-Hur

We also discuss NPC deities, Heston-hidden homoeroticism and the Ben-Hur drinking game, before revealing the 2nd best Hitchcock movie via the still quite improbable medium of cryptic crossword clue.

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The 2nd best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Psycho from 1960.

On our rewatch of Psycho, we discuss its status as a Christmas movie, succumbing to basic opinions and the overratedness or otherwise of the shower scene.

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The 3rd best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is North By Northwest from 1959.

On our rewatch of North By Northwest, we discuss microcosms (with microfilm!), the second most famous Hitchcock scene and a lack of contiguity.

For a behind the scenes breakdown on the making of this movie, check out https://newsletter.danliebke.com/p/north-by-northwest

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We continue our look at the 4th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s Vertigo to the Oscar’s Best Picture of the same, er, prior year, Bridge on the River Kwai

We also discuss Hitler's testicular limitations, vulture kite fake-outs and the Laws of Cricket, before revealing the 3rd best Hitchcock movie via the still quite improbable medium of cryptic crossword clue.

Hitler has only got one ball: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_Has_Only_Got_One_Ball

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