Tom O’Brien

For all the narrative hiccups it sometimes suffers, the film’s bold vision and unique aesthetic herald a fresh new voice on the anime scene, and I greatly anticipate its next work.

Verbinski directs with a striking visual style that punctuates the film’s many sight gags while establishing a grunge-inflected aesthetic suggestive of impending urban decay.

While what we see on the streets of Seattle is engrossing and, at times, even startling, the lack of a singular protagonist keeps us from becoming as emotionally invested in the ultimate outcome of the protests as we might.

Pee-Wee as Himself is one of those rare celebrity docs that manage to succeed on multiple levels.

Director Maria Friedman has brought her landmark Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's most notorious flop to the screen that, in several key ways, actually improves on her heralded staging. The much-awarded performances of Radcliffe, Groff and Mendez shine even brighter on the big screen.

Director Sepideh Farsi's startling documentary utilizes WhatsApp video chats with a young Palestinian artist living in Gaza to provide a powerful snapshot of how the deadly war is decimating lives across her country.

With the help of a superb makeup team, Billy Zane delivers an impressively complex performance as the enigmatic Marlon Brando that stands in stark contrast to the rest of the comedic film.