The Best Old Movies on a Big Screen This Week: NYC Repertory Cinema Picks, October 19-25
Manhunter (1986)
Directed by Michael Mann
Mann is perhaps best known for his odes to professionalism immersed in the modern crime world, and Manhunter stands as one of his finest efforts. Starring a determined William Petersen as a former FBI agent brought back into the underworld in pursuit of the Tooth Fairy Killer (Tom Noonan), the film is widely remembered as the first film to feature Hannibal Lecter, played here by Brian Cox. But it is also Mann’s most perfect film, a cold, gleaming diamond that combines the highest craftsmanship possible with a genuine beating heart. In an airtight two hours, Mann propels the film through the exacting investigation to reveal the humanity that resides in both good and evil. Ryan Swen (Oct 21, 22, midnight at the Nitehawk)