New on DVD:
The Great Dictator
Charlie Chaplin plays a Hitler-like dictator in this controversial wartime satire, as well as a good-natured Jewish barber who is then mistaken for the dictator. Hijinks and tragedy and speechifying ensue. The film is not always as funny as it could be and is frequently too innocent for its own good (a common complaint with Chaplin). But nevertheless, this is still better than just about anything else the Tramp ever made…
The Great Dictator is out now in a great two-disc set from Criterion. You can read the full review at filmcritic.com.
