<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJQQaySv0J9UAfP1YIMKIFA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Don't forget to visit our YouTube Channel.</a></p><br><p>We’re checking into the&nbsp;Bates Motel&nbsp;this week on&nbsp;<em>The Problematic Gaze Podcast</em>&nbsp;as we dive deep into&nbsp;Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960)—the horror classic that changed movie history one shocking shower scene at a time.</p><br><p>First up, our&nbsp;Culture Corner&nbsp;spins the dial back to&nbsp;Britain in 1960—a world of lingering&nbsp;post-war austerity, buttoned-up&nbsp;social conservatism, emerging&nbsp;youth culture, and a time when&nbsp;homosexuality was still illegal. We set the scene with the films, music, and social climate of the era before turning our gaze to Hitchcock’s most infamous thriller.</p><br><p>We unpack the&nbsp;production history of Psycho, its&nbsp;box-office smash success, awards buzz, and how it pushed the boundaries of&nbsp;screen violence, laying the groundwork for the&nbsp;modern slasher genre. Then we walk through the film itself—from&nbsp;Marion Crane’s desperate theft and flight, to the eerie roadside stop at the&nbsp;Bates Motel, to the unforgettable&nbsp;shower murder, and the investigation by&nbsp;Lila Crane and Sam Loomis&nbsp;that leads to one of cinema’s most legendary twists:&nbsp;Norman Bates and Mother.</p><br><p>Along the way we debate&nbsp;Hitchcock’s reputation, the film’s portrayal of&nbsp;mental illness, and the complicated ways&nbsp;Psycho&nbsp;has been interpreted through&nbsp;gender and trans-adjacent readings.</p><br><p>GAZER HOMEWORK: Next week get out toxic masculinity heads on and take a look at Fight Club (1999).</p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/theproblematicgaze" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to follow us on all our socials</a></p><br><p>Don't forget to hit that FOLLOW button to get every episode of The Problematic Gaze downloaded and ready to listen!</p><br><p>Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. They really help to spread the word of The Problematic Gaze.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">And if our fellow Gazers want to comment on what they've heard in our episodes, or to suggest future topics, please email us at [email protected]. We love hearing from you!</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>