Critics' Picks
AddPrincess MononokeRoger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Princess Mononoke is a great achievement and a wonderful experience, and one of the best films of the year. ... Read More
AddPersepolisRoger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It might seem that her story is too large for one 98-minute film, but Persepolis tells it carefully, lovingly and with great style. It is infinitely more interesting than the witless coming-of-age Western girls we meet in animated films. ... Read More
AddThe AnimatrixIt provides an excellent blend of anime and the high concept of classic science fiction writing that goes back to the days of the golden age sci-fi magazines like Astounding, Galaxy and Amazing Stories. ... Read More
AddMillennium ActressG. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle
It is a lovely Valentine to the golden age of Japanese filmmaking and an era of gentler, deeper feelings. ... Read More
AddSita Sings the BluesRoger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
To get any film made is a miracle. To conceive of a film like this is a greater miracle. ... Read More
AddMetropolisRoger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
One of the best animated films I have ever seen. ... Read More
AddHeavy TrafficRoger Greenspun, The New York Times
A cruel, funny, heartbreaking love note to a city kept alive by its freaks, and always, always dying. ... Read More
AddBlood Tea & Red StringNathan Lee, The New York Times
Thirteen years in the making, Christiane Cegavskes stop-motion fairy tale is at once wondrously obsolete and perfectly au courant. ...
