The restoration is a major accomplishment, and this Criterion release is highly recommended.
A bodice-ripper invested with the profundity of a Stendhal novel, Lola Montès is also Max Ophüls’s definite commentary on movie-watching.
It’s a damn shame they couldn’t manage to supply a villain with the balls of an Ursula, a Cruella, or a Maleficent.
Prince John and his thumb aren’t the only things that suck about Robin Hood.
Though not 100% uncut, Muppets fans have been waiting for a collection like this for a long while.