Shelved too quickly after poor early word, Charles Burnett's romantic drama starring Lynn Redgrave and James Earl Jones deserved a run — which it's now getting.

Having a mysterious creature can make or break a movie if the design sucks. But what we got from these tree men was everything I loved about Annihilation ... The art department wasn’t trying ...

I mean, I’m not trying to be sophisticated, but my movies are not designed for 18-year-olds.” Designed for octogenarians of all ages, Burnett's heretofore unreleased The Annihilation of ...

But to watch “The Annihilation of Fish ... souls who find each other, the movie has become an even stronger tribute to the people (not to mention the art) we so easily push aside.