It's a shame the twists are now so well-known

Rating: 8/10 (23 April 2020)

A thirty-something secretary steals $40,000 from her employer's client, and while on the run encounters a young motel proprietor too long under the domination of his mother.
This is probably Hitchcock's most famous movie- memorable for being creepy as hell, shot in black and white long after colour films became the norm, one notoriously violent sequence, and two great plot twists that you probably know by now because they've been referenced so many times. Watching Psycho without knowing anything about it would probably be one of the most amazing cinematic experiences ever, so in a way it's kind of a pity that certain scenes have become so iconic and so well-known. Check this film out anyway, regardless of whether or not you know the twists. The suspense isn't constant, and the films' two very distinct halves don't necessarily gel together well, but this is still must-see cinema, and also one of Hitchcock's best. 8/10