Part of the joy of this documentary is watching these accomplished people fangirl over Psycho while showing their intellectual side.

| Jun 12, 2024

As a one-stop shop for learning a good amount about the film, 78/52 is compact and eventually meaty, anthologizing a number of disparate sources and pieces of information for quicker consumption. But still: this is more a DVD supplement than a movie...

| Jan 11, 2023

78/52 is an inspiring work which transports its viewers back to the set and premiere of Hitchcock's transcendent Psycho and, indeed, back to the dreaded bathtub at hand.

| Aug 26, 2021

The final word on the infamous shower scene. The level of detail will enthral film geeks and Hitchcockolytes but shouldn't dissuade more casual viewers.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 1, 2021

...by standing out for one thing to someone, it stands out as everything to everyone.

| Dec 11, 2020

It eventually settles on the type of mise-en-scène analysis seen in entry level film classes, which proves unnecessary when the subject is one of the most studied films ever.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 23, 2020

What a number of critics don't seem to get is that, powered by the passion for criticism, it's not only informative but also uncanny in evoking a sense of community.

| Jul 1, 2020

While it may seem like overkill to spend 90 minutes analyzing a single sequence, the end result is sheer bliss.

| May 19, 2020

78/52 is loaded with knowledgeable actors, directors, and film aficionados who examine the shower scene from every conceivable angle.

| Mar 30, 2020

In addition to redirecting the audience members' eyes in a scene with which they're likely to have at least a passing familiarity, these alternate possibilities for bringing Psycho to celluloid highlight Hitchcock's choices as a visual storyteller.

| Feb 8, 2020

[A] cineaste's dream.

| Jan 16, 2020

When it sticks to its guns, "78/52" is fascinating. But Alexandre O. Philippe's inconsistent documentary needs much more cut-by-cut critique, and much less rah-rah repetition.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 9, 2019

It does its job of gathering diverse voices to dissect the sequence. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 17, 2019

It's a great entry point for people who are interested in how films are made.

| Mar 20, 2019

In a film so attentive to voyeurism and which dissects a misogynistic act, it's a bitter disservice that more women weren't given a voice.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 21, 2019

Bloviating dude after bloviating dude gives their mostly unnecessary takes on Hitchcock, naturally leading to spurious claims about how Psycho was the first film to ever do everything.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Oct 29, 2018

The most powerful comments explore how the film caught the zeitgeist in America at a time when people were feeling safe in their homes, and in their showers.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 17, 2018

This film was able to fill 90 minutes with the dissection of one scene, but the road is as full of success as it is with imprudence. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Jul 3, 2018

Passionate cinephiles. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 3, 2018

For those who love Alfred Hitchcock. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 2, 2018