(Alfred Hitchcock, US 1960, 109 min., 35mm)

Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) checks into the Bates Motel for a destiny-changing shower; a scene that also forever altered the expectations of moviegoers. Hitchcock’s most unrelentingly dark work is greatly enhanced by Bernard Herrmann’s chilling score and Anthony Perkins’s unpredictable performance as Norman Bates. Although it’s one of the most imitated horror movies, nothing equals the power of seeing Psycho in a cinema.

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