As catalyst for igniting our cultural fascination with serial killers, this film is required viewing. Watch an FBI starlet delve into the shadowy corridors of a killer’s lair aided by the silver-tongued cannibal Hannibal Lecter in delicious 35mm. Bon appetit! –Ari Shvartsman
The Silence of the Lambs
1991
dir. Jonathan Demme
118 min.
Part of the ongoing series: Cannibalistic Midnites