A serial killer restages famous murders by working from a criminal psychologist's own published lectures, which makes Sigourney Weaver's character both the expert and the source material. Holly Hunter is the detective who will not let her stay barricaded in her apartment. Screening from a 35mm print in a series about research turning dangerous. If you want a 1990s thriller with two great performances, this is the one.
What to expect
A 35mm print of a mid-1990s studio thriller, which means practical San Francisco locations and a grain structure that streaming has never reproduced. Weaver and Hunter carry every scene between them. Just over two hours with no intermission, in an early-evening slot that still leaves the night open.
Good to know
- 1 to 66th Street-Lincoln Center; walk to West 65th Street
- Screens from a 35mm archival print rather than digitally
- Just over two hours with no intermission
- Single screening in this window, so book ahead
- Suits anyone rediscovering 1990s thrillers; contains disturbing crime content
- Wheelchair accessible with assistive listening devices
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Common questions
Who stars in it?
Sigourney Weaver as an agoraphobic criminal psychologist and Holly Hunter as the homicide detective who recruits her, in Jon Amiel's 1995 thriller.
Is it on film?
Yes, from a 35mm print, one of nine archival-print presentations in the Bibliomania series.
Why is it programmed here?
The killer works directly from the psychologist's published research, making the film a literal case of reading as a weapon - the organizing idea of the series.
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