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A podcast about Alfred Hitchcock movies. Cat Jones and Dan Liebke watch and talk about one movie of Alfred Hitchcock each month, in a way that's easily accessible for experienced Hitchcock watchers and newcomers alike. This is the free feed that contains only the most recent episodes. For the full feed, go to our website at www.hitchpodonline.com
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The 2nd best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Psycho from 1960.
Here's our original coverage of Psycho from all the way back in April, 2018!
Stay tuned for our updated thoughts after our rewatch.
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for as little as $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
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.
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for just $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
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
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for as little as $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more. "Pay the two dollars..."
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
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for just $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
The 4th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Vertigo from 1958.
On our rewatch of Vertigo, we discuss Severance transitions, the difference between acrophobia and agoraphobia, and poor calf raising form
Check out The Divide by Morgan Richter, a novel with Vertigo elements! https://morganrichter.net/blog/the-divide/
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for as little as $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
We continue our look at the 5th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s The Birds to the Oscar’s Best Picture of the same year, Tom Jones
We also discuss methods for shortening films, root rats, and allowing your children to vote for Oscars, before revealing the 4th best Hitchcock movie via the still quite improbable medium of cryptic crossword clue.
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for just $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
We continue our look at the 6th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train to the Oscar’s Best Picture of the same year, An American in Paris
We also discuss Aunt Harriet-Lois Lane crossovers, elongated Take On Me-style song and dance numbers and fourth wall slippage, before revealing the 5th best Hitchcock movie via the still quite improbable medium of cryptic crossword clue.
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for just $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
The 6th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Strangers on a Train from 1951.
On our rewatch of Strangers on a Train, we discuss broken clowns, anonymising your accessories and the benefits of blunt exposition
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for as little as $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
We continue our look at the 7th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock's Dial M For Murder to the Oscar's Best Picture of the same year, On The Waterfront.
We also discuss inexplicable omnipresence, Superman parenting and shoehorning musical numbers into the script, before revealing the 6th best Hitchcock movie via the still quite improbable medium of cryptic crossword clue.
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for just $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
The 7th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Dial M For Murder from 1954.
On our rewatch of Dial M For Murder, we discuss possible 3D wordplay, Cary Grant impressions and stocking-stealing dogs.
A comedy sketch about a deleted scene from this movie can be found at https://newsletter.liebcricket.com/p/dial-d-for-deleted-scene
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for as little as $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
We continue our look at the 8th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock's Notorious to the Oscar's Best Picture of the same year, The Best Years of Our Lives.
We also discuss disappearing sons, the Important Symbolism of airplane graveyards, and the unfunny Ted Stryker, before revealing the 7th best Hitchcock movie via the still quite improbable medium of cryptic crossword clue.
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for just $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
The 8th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Notorious from 1943.
On our rewatch of Notorious, we discuss the history of basketball, South Park writing tips and Australian punk rock bands of the 1970s.
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for as little as $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
We continue our look at the 9th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt to the Oscar's Best Picture of the same year, Casablanca.
We also discuss the handsomeness or otherwise of Humphrey Bogart, fogsets and possible George Lucas tweaks, before revealing the 8th best Hitchcock movie via the still quite improbable medium of cryptic crossword clue.
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for just $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
The 9th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Shadow of a Doubt from 1943.
On our rewatch of Shadow of a Doubt, we discuss deleted interviews with Dick Cavett, little-known 1940s superstitions and the difficulties associated with dancing widows to their death.
That deleted interview: https://www.hitchpodonline.com/doubt
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for as little as $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
We continue our look at the 10th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s Rope to the Oscar's Best Picture of the same year, Hamlet. Sort of.
We also discuss Shakespeare's IMDB page, the scientific method, and the big twists of both Desperate Housewives and Psycho, before revealing the 9th best Hitchcock movie via the still quite improbable medium of cryptic crossword clue.
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for just $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
The 10th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Rope from 1948.
On our rewatch of Rope, we are forced into taking on murderous characteristics, threaten iambic pentameter and risk being sued by Mark Zuckerberg.
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for as little as $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
We continue our look at the 11th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps to the Oscar's Best Picture of the same year, Mutiny on the Bounty.
We also discuss school houses, rum rebellions and the delicious, McGuffinesque flavour of breadfruit, before revealing the 10th best Hitchcock movie via the still quite improbable medium of cryptic crossword clue.
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for just $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
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!
If you want more Hitchcock content (including more of our What Would Hitchcock Do? Episodes), please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for as little as $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
The 11th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is The 39 Steps from 1935.
On our rewatch of The 39 Steps, we bemoan phonetically spelled dialogue, puzzle over MacGuffin details and delight in belated chemistry.
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for as little as $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
We continue our look at the 12th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes to a zero-Oscar nomination film of the same year, Bringing Up Baby. (We already covered the Oscar winner that year in our rewatch of Young And Innocent.)
We also discuss absurdly named millionaires, the ridiculous ease of 1930s car theft and George Bush memes, before revealing the 11th best Hitchcock movie via the still quite improbable medium of cryptic crossword clue.
If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for just $2/month get access to our Season 1 coverage of every single Hitchcock movie, as well as bonus episodes on Hitchcockesque movies, invitations to live rewatches and much, much more.
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