The film, which was directed by Paul Justman, narrated by Andre Braugher and inspired by the book of the same title by Allan Slutsky, allows you to hear the musicians and their music as never before.

WSJ: Harry Potter Grows Up

These include some reassuringly familiar types, such as the heroic pragmatist (Thomas Jane), the consoling schoolteacher (Laurie Holden), the finger-pointing nutcase (Marcia Gay Harden), and the skeptic (Andre Braugher) who refuses to believe in giant, writhing flesh-eaters right up to the moment at which he meets them socially.

NEWYORKER: The Mist