REVIEWS OF CRITERION’S DECEMBER RELEASES!
oof, better late than never.
December tends to be a rather quiet time for Criterion, as they use the the month to tie up whatever loose ends remain after the massive glut of major holiday titles they drop into our laps just before Black Friday. For the second year in a row, Criterion’s December slate features only one new title — last year it was Guillermo del Toro’s Cronos, this year it’s Ernst Lubitsch’s Design for Living, which is pretty much the same film, when you think about it (and even more so when you don’t) — but the roster is rounded out with a trio of blissful Blu-ray upgrades, three delirious entertainments that offer a little something for everyone. I mean, there’s no one out there who doesn’t like either Margaret Lockwood or nihilistic, bloat-faced, sex-crazed assassins… right? Yeah, that’s what I thought. Prepare for battles without honor or humanity!
