REVIEWS OF CRITERION’S NOVEMBER RELEASES!
Criterion often seems to operate inside of an Oz-like bubble of cinematic glory, a company paved like a one-way street of wish-fulfillment, but you better believe they know when Christmas is imminent, because the Big C don’t mess around come November (note: referring to Criterion as “The Big C” is not going to become a regular thing round these parts). Last year it was the America Lost and Found box set that arrived just in time to be gobbled up on Black Friday, and this year I’d argue that their big-ticket offerings are even more exciting.
Krzysztof Kieslowski may not enjoy the same cultural cache as the likes of Jack Nicholson, but for a guy whose first name includes seven consecutive consonants, he’s pretty damn popular amongst American audiences, and Criterion’s lavish and loving box set of Kieslowski’s final works - a trilogy of films that towers over the world cinema of the 1990s - is poised to expose his masterworks to multitudes of new viewers. Meanwhile, Sidney Lumet’s classic debut film, an invaluable piece of Americana, is introduced to the Collection, while Ingmar Bergman’s magnum opus - and my favorite holiday movie ever made - finally receives the HD upgrade it deserves. It’s a month of magic, chance, and justice under the Criterion banner, with each of these films ultimately underscoring the seasonally appropriate message that we’re all in this thing together.
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