Reviews of the western classic “Shane”; three by Nathan Gilmore; a 2025 war epic; and a detailed analysis of a favorite Hitchcock film.

Ready for some delicious film-ranking controversy? Having this many Alfred Hitchcock films to work with is a real pleasure. There are 56 films total, with 3 require pairing up (you’ll see why), so there are 53 ranked slots. I’ve come up with 7 Tiers—Enthusiastic, Great, Overrated, Underrated, Worthwhile, Stepping Stones, and Sad and Awful.