Hitch’s career respectfully launches with ‘Pleasure Garden’ (1925)
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): But viewers at the time didn’t get a fair chance to watch the director’s light romance until after “The Lodger” became a hit.
Alfred Hitchcock
‘The Lodger’ (1927) shows Hitch can be Hitch without dialog
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): But modern viewers of this silent classic will likely appreciate the score laid down by Ashley Irwin in 1999.
‘Psycho’ saga takes a truncated shot at TV with ‘Bates Motel’ (1987)
On a Hitchcock kick (TV review): It’s about as far away from Hitchcock’s classic as one can get, but this TV pilot is a bizarre curiosity.
‘Jamaica Inn’ (1939) mercifully ends Hitchcock’s British period
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): One year before “Rebecca,” Hitchcock delivers a much lesser adaptation of a Du Maurier novel.
Hitchcock goes behind ‘Torn Curtain’ (1966) to harrowing but uneven effect
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): Two movie stars are somewhat wasted in a spy plot, but the peek behind the Iron Curtain is impactful.
‘Suspicion’ (1941) a lesser companion piece to ‘Rebecca’
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): You usually can’t go wrong with Hitchcock, Grant and Fontaine, but “Suspicion” goes a little bit wrong.
‘The Wrong Man’ (1956) stands as one of Hitchcock’s most important films
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): The director turns his talents to a true story of a wrongfully charged man and appropriately sobers up his filmmaking style.
Hitchcock’s ‘Lifeboat’ (1944) reminds us that Nazis are evil
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): One of Hitchcock’s most stripped-down movies is also among his least surprising.
‘I Confess’ (1953) derives suspense from one man’s silence
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): Normally a flawless character is boring, but this tale of an upstanding priest is an exception to that rule.
‘Sabotage’ (1936) puts Hitchockian traits in a tidy package
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): With its vibrant setting amid the London streets, this is an energetic and entertaining Thirties suspenser.