I might be in the minority, but I prefer a commentary by a film scholar. If done properly, the scholar will talk about things that are interesting about the film in relation to time period, culture as well as filmmaking. Too many actor/director commentaries devolve into a stroll down memory...
I am excited for several of these especially The Incredible Shrinking Man and High Sierra.
Although I am frustrated with Criterion. It seems that they feel that there is only one film director in India. Ray's work is amazing and well worth the Criterion treatment, but there are other great...
I picked up Holiday and The Story of Temple Drake. Then I focused on things that are never on the shelves at B&N. I got Eclipse Series 10, 15 & 45, Martha Graham: Dance on Film and King of Kings.
I'm happy to see an upgrade of Notorious, but I would have preferred some Hitchcock that hasn't been released, like Blackmail (both silent and sound would be awesome), Sabotage, Secret Agent and Young and Innocent.