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Cinephile with Mark Borchardt: Clarice

In his ongoing animated review series, Mark Borchardt turns his attention to the small-screen spawn of an Oscar-winning classic.

10:00 AM EST on February 25, 2021

For three decades, The Silence of the Lambs has kept us in its latent grip of searing terror and immortal dread. In a precise return to form – with dense stylization and ever-ticking momentum dutifully intact – the episodic offering Clarice makes manifest the nightmare once more Thursday nights on CBS. Don’t forget the fava beans…

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