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Perhaps we can cut to the chase and agree on some basic requirements for a commentary (NOT counting those by active participants of the original film): 1. We want background on the making of the film (like the source material, how the director go assigned to it, etc.) 2. Bios of the...

Worst: the over-intellectualized style of clap-trap hum drum stuff done by Criterion commentarians like Bob Gilpin and even worse, Marian Keene. Golly, all she's concerned about is the psychology of the film, not at all about the history. Best: The perfect balance of history and...

In my opinion, Criterion has the best and the worst commentaries! For example, "My Man Godfrey" has the kind of pretentious 'historic significance' type commentary (Bob Gilpin) without any history as to the making of the film or its on-screen actors. This kind of commentary might be useful for...