http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/posts/tags/dvd+review/page/1/ Where Movies Are All That Matter en Vox Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:26:29 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss dvd review http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/2-minutes-later-2007.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheMovieRambler) http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/2-minutes-later-2007.html?_c=feed-rss http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/2-minutes-later-2007.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:26:29 -0700 DVD Released: June 24, 2008 Director: Robert Gaston ***** If, for the sake of argument, "Murder, She Wrote" unveiled the identity of the killer before the opening credits and then casually disregarded this person until the last 15 minutes of the s... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/2-minutes-later-2007.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d414227ba56a4700fa9685ff0d0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dvd review http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/hells-ground-2007.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheMovieRambler) http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/hells-ground-2007.html?_c=feed-rss http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/hells-ground-2007.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:42:12 -0700 DVD Released: June 24, 2008 Director: Omar Ali Khan ***** Any discussion of "Hell´s Ground" should begin and end in the same place. As touted in the press materials and on the back cover synopsis, it is Pakistan´s first horror film. Yes, you read ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/hells-ground-2007.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d414227ba56a4700fa96846b5b0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dvd review http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/careless-2007.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheMovieRambler) http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/careless-2007.html?_c=feed-rss http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/careless-2007.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:23:57 -0700 DVD Release: June 24, 2008 Director: Peter Spears ***** There seems to be something in the water when it comes to big screen comedies. While the first half is replete with organic humor, the second half tends to peter out, throwing characters into... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/careless-2007.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d414227ba56a4700fad695cf430005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dvd review http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/rita-rudner-life-from-las-vegas-2008.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheMovieRambler) http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/rita-rudner-life-from-las-vegas-2008.html?_c=feed-rss http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/rita-rudner-life-from-las-vegas-2008.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:55:40 -0700 Released: June 24, 2008 (DVD) Director: Keith Truesdell ***** When I reviewed "Def Comedy Jam" earlier this year, I noted the most effective comedy doesn´t need to include cringe worthy material. A joke is not funnier because a comedian says "fuck... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/rita-rudner-life-from-las-vegas-2008.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d414227ba56a4700fad6949c3c0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dvd review http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/fanny-1961.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheMovieRambler) http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/fanny-1961.html?_c=feed-rss http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/fanny-1961.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:45:12 -0700 Released: June 28, 1961 Director: Joshua Logan ***** Leslie Caron gets top billing and the lion share of screen time in "Fanny" but Maurice Chevalier steals the show from the first frame. Making its DVD debut, this 1961 film is based on the Tony-A... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/fanny-1961.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d414227ba56a4700fa9682197a0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dvd review http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/love-and-other-disasters-2006.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheMovieRambler) http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/love-and-other-disasters-2006.html?_c=feed-rss http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/love-and-other-disasters-2006.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:53:36 -0700 Released: June 17, 2008 (DVD) Director: Alek Keshishian ***** "Love and Other Disasters" is a new kind of rom com. It acknowledges the world it inhabits and never shies away from poking fun at itself. From numerous mentions of "Breakfast at Tiffan... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/love-and-other-disasters-2006.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d414227ba56a4700fa9680cfae0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dvd review http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/the-big-thing-2000.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheMovieRambler) http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/the-big-thing-2000.html?_c=feed-rss http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/the-big-thing-2000.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:33:33 -0700 Released: May 20, 2008 (DVD) Director: Aleks Horvat ***** To define "The Big Thing" as quirky wouldn´t do justice to the actors, script or concept. For lack of a better word, it feels like a British sitcom along the lines of "Keeping Up Appearance... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/the-big-thing-2000.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d414227ba56a4700fa968115d20003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dvd review http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/organizm-2008.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheMovieRambler) http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/organizm-2008.html?_c=feed-rss http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/organizm-2008.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:48:42 -0700 Released: June 10,2008 Director: Richard Jefferies ***** All you really need to know going into "Organizm" is the movie was produced for the Sci Fi Channel. Concerning the fight against an unstoppable biological growth, high school biology teacher... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/organizm-2008.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d414227ba56a4700fa967f459a0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dvd review http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/the-air-i-breathe-2007.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheMovieRambler) http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/the-air-i-breathe-2007.html?_c=feed-rss http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/the-air-i-breathe-2007.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:17:53 -0700 Released: April 29, 2007 (Tribeca) Director: Jieho Lee **** Co-writers Jieho Lee and Bob DeRosa (Lee also directed) craft a personal narrative, interweaving each character into another vignette. That is the brilliance of "The Air I Breathe": it ma... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/the-air-i-breathe-2007.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d414227ba56a4700fae8c25bd6000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dvd review http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/back-soon-2007.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TheMovieRambler) http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/back-soon-2007.html?_c=feed-rss http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/back-soon-2007.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:58:29 -0700 Released: June 3, 2007 (Newfest New York LGBT Film Festival) Director: Rob Williams ***** Sometimes it´s a good idea-brilliant even-to turn a tried and true concept on its head. What fun is it to see two people fall in love and navigate a manufact... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://themovierambler.vox.com/library/post/back-soon-2007.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d414227ba56a4700fa967d24dd0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dvd review