My pick for the greatest film ever made.

~ Scott Macdonald -

My pick for the greatest film ever made.

~ Scott Macdonald -

An effectively twisty little thriller with enough action sequences to keep it on the right side of farce.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An effectively twisty little thriller with enough action sequences to keep it on the right side of farce.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If you didn't know this was Hitchcock you'd be hard-pressed to guess, with little of his classic cinematic vocabulary in evidence.

~ Martin Gray -

If you didn't know this was Hitchcock you'd be hard-pressed to guess, with little of his classic cinematic vocabulary in evidence.

~ Martin Gray -

All in all Spellbound makes for a good watch but shouldn’t be too highly hyped.

~ Yusuf Javed -

All in all Spellbound makes for a good watch but shouldn’t be too highly hyped.

~ Yusuf Javed -

A gem of cinematic storytelling.

~ Jeff Robson -

A gem of cinematic storytelling.

~ Jeff Robson -

Remembered primarily for its technical brilliance.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Remembered primarily for its technical brilliance.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Given the limitations placed on directors by silent movies, Hitchcock achieves an enviable amount of nuance.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Given the limitations placed on directors by silent movies, Hitchcock achieves an enviable amount of nuance.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The film seems uncomfortable in either the silent or sound camp.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The film seems uncomfortable in either the silent or sound camp.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is Hitch cutting his teeth on a bigger budget and, despite any of his own begrudges, loving every minute of it.

~ Shaun Davis -

This is Hitch cutting his teeth on a bigger budget and, despite any of his own begrudges, loving every minute of it.

~ Shaun Davis -

Hitchcock brilliantly builds suspense scene after scene.

~ Yusuf Javed -

Hitchcock brilliantly builds suspense scene after scene.

~ Yusuf Javed -

No amount of experience watching modern slasher films will inure you to the fear that Hitchcock could instill with his masterly pacing and restraint.

~ Jennie Kermode -

No amount of experience watching modern slasher films will inure you to the fear that Hitchcock could instill with his masterly pacing and restraint.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The house, with its prominent staircase is a perfect environment for atmospheric expressionistic chiaroscuro.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The house, with its prominent staircase is a perfect environment for atmospheric expressionistic chiaroscuro.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The chemisty is perfect. Although Bergman dominates by sheer force of character, Grant's cool persona slips effortlessly into her pocket.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The chemisty is perfect. Although Bergman dominates by sheer force of character, Grant's cool persona slips effortlessly into her pocket.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It's a nonsense, but when the storytelling is this good it doesn't matter.

~ Scott Macdonald -

It's a nonsense, but when the storytelling is this good it doesn't matter.

~ Scott Macdonald -

For the fans of Hitchcock’s work it is always worth indulging in his early cinema if only to witness the evolving mastery of the genre.

~ Merlin Harries -

For the fans of Hitchcock’s work it is always worth indulging in his early cinema if only to witness the evolving mastery of the genre.

~ Merlin Harries -

Despite having all the elements of a classic Hitchcock mystery, this is really one for fans of the master's early, funny films.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Despite having all the elements of a classic Hitchcock mystery, this is really one for fans of the master's early, funny films.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This adaptation of Sean O’Casey’s play about a Dublin family trying to get by might best be described as one for completists, in terms of Alfred Hitchock’s body of work.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This adaptation of Sean O’Casey’s play about a Dublin family trying to get by might best be described as one for completists, in terms of Alfred Hitchock’s body of work.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

An entertaining and surprisingly dark period drama.

~ Daniel Hooper -

An entertaining and surprisingly dark period drama.

~ Daniel Hooper -

Comprehensive box set

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Comprehensive box set

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A comprehensive presentation of his work, showing the origins of several of the elements that he would go on to capitalise on in his later work

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A comprehensive presentation of his work, showing the origins of several of the elements that he would go on to capitalise on in his later work

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Hitchcock's genius reveals itself in the way he can work with actors and the way he can build a narrative.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Hitchcock's genius reveals itself in the way he can work with actors and the way he can build a narrative.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Neither funny nor particularly dramatic, with a paper thin plot

~ Scott Macdonald -

Neither funny nor particularly dramatic, with a paper thin plot

~ Scott Macdonald -

The Master of Suspense's first talking picture is the template for many of his later masterpieces.

~ Leanne McGrath -

The Master of Suspense's first talking picture is the template for many of his later masterpieces.

~ Leanne McGrath -

The way The Birds is shot is the stuff of legend.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The way The Birds is shot is the stuff of legend.

~ Jennie Kermode -

History has been kind to Hitchcock’s film, something which is a testament to the director’s immense talents, and it is remarkable how well The 39 Steps holds up.

~ Daniel Hooper -

History has been kind to Hitchcock’s film, something which is a testament to the director’s immense talents, and it is remarkable how well The 39 Steps holds up.

~ Daniel Hooper -