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DAN LYBARGER
PUBLICATION(S)
• County Cable
• eFilmCritic.com
• Hollywood Bitchslap
• Kansas City Star
• Lawrence Journal-World
• Lybarger Links
• MovieMaker Magazine
• Nitrate Online
• Pitch.com
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Script Magazine

BIOGRAPHY
Dan Lybarger has contributed film articles to the Kansas City Star, Nitrate Online, The Lawrence (KS) Journal-World, and PitchWeekly.
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Total Reviews: 493
Total QuickRatings: 258

CRITICS GROUP(S)
• Online Film Critics Society
• Kansas City Film Critics Circle

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• Location: Kansas City


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2/5
 
"The performers have been reduced to merely aping their animated counterparts." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 8, 2008
 
Speed Racer (2008)36%
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2/5
 
"'What Happens in Vegas' has a similar structure to 'Knocked Up,' only it has neither the unplanned pregnancy, nor the laughs." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 8, 2008
 
What Happens in Vegas (2008)30%
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2/5
 
"For those who find 'My Best Friend's Wedding' too mentally taxing." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 4, 2008
 
Made of Honor (2008)12%
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5/5
 
"'Iron Man' has several advantages over a lot of recent efforts in the superhero genre. It features a solid cast, snappy dialogue, some pleasant surprises, expectedly impressive special effects and even a hint of subtle social commentary. But most importan" -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Iron Man (2008)93%
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4/5
 
"Martin Scorsese and an ace crew of cinematographers have managed to catch the Stones on two nights in 2006 when the title of 'World's Greatest Rock Band' was rightfully theirs." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 27, 2008
 
Shine a Light (2008)86%
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4/5
 
"Fortunately, Minkoff has one talent many of his American predecessors have lacked: When Chan or Li is fighting, he knows how to hold the camera still." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 27, 2008
 
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)62%
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1/5
 
"'Shutter' is a movie that's a few years behind its time, maybe even a few decades." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Mar 20, 2008
 
Shutter (2008)7%
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1/5
 
"With 'Drillbit Taylor,' however, Apatow hands the reins over to his protégés and replaces his delicate balancing act with a steep, sudden fall." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Mar 20, 2008
 
Drillbit Taylor (2008)26%
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1/5
 
"Director Jeff Wadlow and screenwriter Chris Hauty offer viewers nothing that they can't see done better on Spike TV or one of the ESPN clones." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Mar 13, 2008
 
Never Back Down (2008)25%
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2/5
 
"I have to give Emmerich credit for creating a film that's been funnier than '27 Dresses' or 'Over Her Dead Body.'" -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Mar 6, 2008
 
10,000 B.C. (2008)9%
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4/5
 
"The first two acts are the prescription for what's wrong in the third." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Feb 23, 2008
 
Charlie Bartlett (2007)52%
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2/5
 
"'Over Her Dead Body' is a supernatural romantic comedy that's guaranteed to make viewers loose their faith in love in this world or the next." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 31, 2008
 
Over Her Dead Body (2008)13%
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5/5
 
"Iranian-born cartoonist Marjane Satrapi's seemingly-simple drawings reveal a fascinatingly complex picture of life in her native county and the world as a whole." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 31, 2008
 
Persepolis (2007)95%
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1/5
 
"'Untraceable' is a thriller about computers that was probably written by one." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 24, 2008
 
Untraceable (2008)15%
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2/5
 
"Screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, who adapted the far superior 'The Devil Wears Prada' for the screen, has penned a tale of love that makes a viewer long for eternal solitude." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 20, 2008
 
27 Dresses (2008)39%
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5/5
 
"[Daniel] Day-Lewis plays Plainview as a man whose heart is pitch black but still beats." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 27, 2007
 
There Will Be Blood (2007)91%
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4/5
 
"Imagine getting a fascinating, if unsettling history lesson while watching a Judd Apatow comedy like 'Knocked Up,' and that's how 'Charlie Wilson's War' unfolds." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 21, 2007
 
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)83%
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5/5
 
"Pairing his Burton's whimsy with Stephen Sondheim's witty lyrics and lilting melodies makes for a combination as engrossing as it is unlikely." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 21, 2007
 
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)86%
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4/5
 
"A triumphant conclusion to the unplanned pregnancy trilogy." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 12, 2007
 
Juno (2007)93%
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5/5
 
"The duo may have created their most accomplished and compelling movie to date." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 3, 2007
 
No Country for Old Men (2007)94%
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Click here to read article -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 19, 2007
 
I Am Cuba (1964)100%
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3/5
 
"While the new 'Beowulf' easily meets its quota for computer-generated spectacle and gore, the script has interesting touches but isn't for the ages." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 16, 2007
 
Beowulf (2007)70%
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4/5
 
"Peter Bogdanovich’s new documentary about the life and career of Florida-born rocker Tom Petty runs nearly four hours and never fails to engage or entertain." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 12, 2007
 
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007)100%
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1/5
 
"One wonders what made producer Joel Silver think this bizarre mix of incompatible genres would be a potential hit. Santa may have to skip his house for every winter holiday to come." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 8, 2007
 
Fred Claus (2007)22%
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2/5
 
"With 'Lions for Lambs,' actor-producer-director Robert Redford wears his heart on his sleeve. If he had put his brain there as well, he might have made a real movie." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 8, 2007
 
Lions for Lambs (2007)28%
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2/5
 
"Unless your idea of wit is an unrelenting stream of groan-inducing insect puns, "Bee Movie" offers little more than buzzkill." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 2, 2007
 
Bee Movie (2007)53%
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4/5
 
"Somehow, Lumet and his expert cast are able to make his shady characters compelling even though these folks might pause for only a passing thought before stabbing each other in the back, literally." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 2, 2007
 
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)88%
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5/5
 
"By delivering Bauby's story in an appropriately straightforward tone, the filmmakers behind "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" prove that engaging stories work best without artificial sweetening." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 21, 2007
 
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)94%
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3/5
 
"It's hard to enjoy all that naval carnage when the people on the ships are just as wooden as the planks." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 14, 2007
 
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)34%
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2/5
 
"Face it: If you've seen one deviated septum gag, you've seen them all." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 14, 2007
 
The Heartbreak Kid (2007)29%
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4/5
 
"Plagues and Pleasures of the Salton Sea can best be described as An Inconvenient Truth with a stronger sense of humor, a keen sense of the cost of neglect and with a cast of characters who'd make the residents of Twin Peaks seem mundane." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 8, 2007
 
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2007)95%
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5/5
 
"Cronenberg and screenwriter Steve Knight ('Amazing Grace') are actually examining the broader questions of whether people can live moral lives even in the foulest places on Earth." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 21, 2007
 
Eastern Promises (2007)88%
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4/5
 
"Erik Hollander's 'The Shark Is Still Working' answers pretty much everything you could ever want to know about the making of Steven Spielberg's 1975 breakthrough film 'Jaws' and a few things that aren't all that interesting." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 18, 2007
 
The Shark Is Still Working (2006)100%
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2/5
 
"Thanks to a sloppy, anemic script and indifferent direction, 'Balls of Fury' lacks the stones to be genuinely entertaining." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Aug 28, 2007
 
Balls of Fury (2007)23%
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1/5
 
"Cain has co-written and directed a film that only the most bigoted of Mormom detractors could enjoy. Most viewers, if any are willing to part with their money or time, will simply laugh derisively." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Aug 23, 2007
 
September Dawn (2007)13%
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4/5
 
"You'll have to take about 15 showers to get the taint of "Superbad" out of your system, but laughter is almost guaranteed." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Aug 19, 2007
 
Superbad (2007)87%
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2/5
 
"To Paraphrase Denis Leary: I'm stoned; I'm nobody. I'm stoned; I'm famous. I'm stoned; I'm dead." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Aug 19, 2007
 
El Cantante (2007)23%
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1/5
 
"There is no way that Lohan was in her right mind when she signed the contract for this one." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 26, 2007
 
I Know Who Killed Me (2007)8%
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5/5
 
"Herzog proves that realism can be more thrilling than most cinematic gimmicks." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 26, 2007
 
Rescue Dawn (2007)90%
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3/5
 
"Watch this movie on a night when you don't think you need birth control." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 18, 2007
 
Joshua (2007)62%
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3/5
 
"To be honest, it's easy to forgive a lot in this movie because the 12-year-old in me is absolutely in love with all the jaw-dropping transformations. It would have been more rewarding if the adult in me had something to enjoy as well." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 12, 2007
 
Transformers (2007)57%
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5/5
 
"Bird's movies so far have been aimed at children, but the craftsmanship in them can leave an adult spellbound." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jun 29, 2007
 
Ratatouille (2007)95%
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3/5
 
"They sure spent a lot of money on this movie." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jun 22, 2007
 
Evan Almighty (2007)23%
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3/5
 
"It doesn't quite hang ten, but at least it doesn't hang itself." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jun 17, 2007
 
Surf's Up (2007)78%
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2/5
 
"The makers of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' have managed to improve their storytelling. But that's like saying that "Ghost Rider" improves when viewed in the IMAX format." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jun 15, 2007
 
The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)35%
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4/5
 
"As he demonstrated with "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," writer-director Judd Apatow has a unique ability to make sordid subject matter come off sweetly." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jun 1, 2007
 
Knocked Up (2007)90%
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4/5
 
"'Hot Fuzz' pokes fun at buddy cop movie clichés, but Wright also delivers action scenes worthy of the films he's satirizing." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 26, 2007
 
Hot Fuzz (2007)90%
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1/5
 
"Wiper loses the audience for good when he has some of his supporting characters give long speeches that thrash the contest before showing additional fights." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 26, 2007
 
The Condemned (2007)15%
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1/5
 
"It's difficult to get involved in romantic situations where neither partner can lift their fingers from a keyboard." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 15, 2007
 
Perfect Stranger (2007)10%
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1/5
 
"The most striking image in 'The Reaping' is a repeated shot of unusual looking wind chimes blowing in the breeze. By continually panning his camera to the chimes, director Stephen Hopkins unknowingly admits that the rest of his movie isn't worth watching." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 5, 2007
 
The Reaping (2007)8%

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