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Review of Rust and Bone (2012)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 01 Feb 2013

Through restraint, French director Jacques Audiard does a better job of tugging on viewers' hearts than most filmmakers can achieve with excess…

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Review of Quartet (2012)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 01 Feb 2013

At 75, Dustin Hoffman makes his directorial debut with 'Quartet' and demonstrates some real promise if the acting thing doesn't work out…

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Review of Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 29 Nov 2012

Loaded with pleasant surprises, this adaptation of Matthew Quick's novel combines romantic comedy, dysfunctional family woes and a sense of…

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Review of A Royal Affair (2012)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 29 Nov 2012

Sometimes falling in love can really change the world or at least the fate of a nation…

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Review of Argo (2012)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 13 Oct 2012

Now that Affleck taken up directing and chosen his acting roles more carefully, the wait between his films seems intolerably long…

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Review of Taken 2 (2012)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 13 Oct 2012

Like American filmmakers, it seems the French don't know when to quit, either…

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Review of The Oranges (2011)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 13 Oct 2012

Essentially, the movie feels like a one-night-stand that's overstayed its welcome…

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Review of Here Comes the Boom (2012)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 13 Oct 2012

Kevin James is an appealing performer who'd probably be even more likable if he could pick out better scripts…

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Review of Frankenweenie (2012)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 13 Oct 2012

Tim Burton more than redeems himself by resurrecting something he made nearly 30 years ago…

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Review of 10 Years (2012)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 27 Sep 2012

This should be a new rule for filmmakers: If the people you're following aren't as interesting as the real folks you know and love, your movie…

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Review of Last Ounce of Courage (2012)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 16 Sep 2012

It's a call for the faithful to rise up if they, or any heathens who stumble in the audience, can wake from their naps or their fits of helpless…

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Review of Killer Joe (2012)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 25 Aug 2012

Killer Joe' is a deep-fried, jalapeño-flavored noir that tests audience endurance…

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Review of Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 25 Aug 2012

Klayman deserves a lot of credit for being in the right place at the right time with the right person…

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Review of The Queen of Versailles (2012)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 25 Aug 2012

It scores a lot of laughs at the Siegel's bad taste and odd ways of adapting to their newfound misfortune…

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Review of Ruby Sparks (2012)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 09 Aug 2012

Haiku Ruby Sparks Creations don't stay abstract long when they become flesh and blood women…

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Review of Take This Waltz (2011)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 09 Aug 2012

Haiku Take This Waltz Sarah Polley can make stupid decisions seem well worth repeating…

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Review of Red Scorpion (1988)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 06 Jul 2012

Because it was produced by disgraced (and imprisoned) Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the movie is now loaded with an eerie unintentional…

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Review of People Like Us (2012)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 30 Jun 2012

Director Alex Kurtzman occasionally makes some decisions that undermine the veracity of the tale…

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Review of That's My Boy (1951)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 30 Jun 2012

Without the handy chapter select features that come with DVDs and Blu-Rays, it's a long and painful wait for the good, I mean, bad stuff…

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Review of Your Sister's Sister (2011)

By Dan Lybarger (786) for KC Active (97) on 30 Jun 2012

It's an oddly charming and entertaining film that works because it's willing to embrace the less savory side of its characters…

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