Hannibal
After several popular movie adaptations, author Thomas Harris’s iconic serial killer Hannibal Lecter got his own TV series – and showrunner Bryan Fuller created a distinct style. Initially, the story…
Hannibal Rising
In 1944, young Hannibal Lecter survives the horrors of war in his native Lithuania and spends the next decade hunting (and punishing) the men who hurt his sister. The fifth…
Jack the Ripper: Finding Hyde
Photo: Thames Television When David Wickes set out to make a miniseries about Jack the Ripper that would premiere on the centennial of the infamous murders in Whitechapel, he announced…
Psycho III
A nun (Diana Scarwid) leaves her convent in despair and ends up at Bates Motel where the owner (Anthony Perkins) is still under the spell of his “mother”. Perkins’s directing…
Psycho II
Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) has finally been released from the asylum and returns to his motel and mansion, but the memories and new guests put him to the test. When…
Manhunter
In order to catch a man who slays families, FBI agent Will Graham (William L. Petersen) is forced to consult the incarcerated serial killer Hannibal Lecktor (Brian Cox). Michael Mann…
Psycho: Sins of the Mother
Janet Leigh. Photo: Universal In 1960, Alfred Hitchcock decided to shake things up after making several films that were in color, generously budgeted and featured A-list stars. His new picture…
From Hell: The Ripper Unmasked (Again)
Johnny Depp. Photo: 20th Century Fox When I was 16 years old, I wrote a paper on Jack the Ripper. I suspect my teacher worried about my choice of subject,…
Silence of the Lambs: Quid Pro Quo
Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster. Photo: Orion Rumor has it that author Thomas Harris has never seen the film adaptation of his novel “The Silence of the Lambs”. If it’s…
Psycho
A few changes were made to this scene-by-scene remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 masterpiece, but in each instance they add nothing. The use of color makes the movie less scarier…