The Phantom Menace to enter Criterion Collection?

Kevin McLeod argues that George Lucas' Star Wars prequels were a landmark moment in cinema: "Not only are these patterns not random, but they also intentionally and artfully tell a story outside (and inside) the surface drama that unfolds among the protagonists. Lucas' visual ingenuity is relentless; he offers us a strikingly revolutionary level of storytelling." [LAT: Hero Complex]