78/52

Everyone knows Psycho. It is ingrained in our collective minds in such a manner that the climactic music or the shower scene has become universal shorthand for vulnerability and horror. Yet, what went into the creation of this very short scene from Psycho and why does it resonate with us decades later? This documentary goes a long ways towards answering those primary questions with a wide cast of people. It makes for a fascinating documentary. If only the dumbed-down or dull-as-dishwater documentaries of today were are engaging as this one. It doesn't patronize, it doesn't dumb things down or race through things at breakneck speed. Instead it respects you the viewer and intelligently lays everything out, sometimes with a knowing wink, other times times with a broad smile. This documentary only increases the respect I have for Alfred Hitchcock and the people he worked with.

I don't like how Eli Roth is in every horror documentary!