‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ Review: John Turturro Will Steal Your Heart in Noah Segan’s Elegantly Tender Character Study

Tomilaffly
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 03:00:00 +0000
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A melancholic affection for New York City permeates writer-director Noah Segan’s nostalgia-powered “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York,” a minor-key character study that quietly mourns a bygone era, when life was analog, and so were its criminals. Bookended by two pitch-perfect needle drops that signify every New Yorker’s complex emotions about their city (LCD …