Dirk Libbey
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CinemaBlend
Movies reviews only
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Peter Pan & Wendy (2023) |
While Peter Pan and Wendy misses some opportunities to possibly elevate its material, the end result is still pretty entertaining. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted May 17, 2023
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) |
The Dungeons & Dragons movie brings the game to life by focusing on the fun that comes from making it up as you go along. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Mar 27, 2023
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Better Nate Than Ever (2022) |
The movie is a love letter to the theater and to the people who love it, and even if thats not you, its difficult to not fall in love with the story and the characters. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Mar 28, 2022
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Cheaper by the Dozen (2022) |
The characters are all solid and Cheaper by the Dozen does its best to give each member of the family... their own arcs. But as one might expect with a cast this large and a runtime significantly shorter than The Batman, that's tough to pull off. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Mar 17, 2022
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Encanto (2021) |
There's a story to be told and a heartfelt message to be experienced, and in those regards, Encanto isn't just a story about magic; it is magic. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Nov 24, 2021
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Jungle Cruise (2021) |
Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt make this a Jungle Cruise you'll want to book. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Aug 20, 2021
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The Protégé (2021) |
Maggie Q is so good that that it elevates one's expectations, but for the most part The Protégé fails to deliver. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Aug 20, 2021
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Safety (2020) |
[C]onsidering that Disney+ is full of these sorts of movies, there are numerous other, far stronger, options available to spend your time watching. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Dec 09, 2020
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Black Beauty (2020) |
F]or anybody who has seen the story of Black Beauty before, or is simply too old for it, the new version will likely be little more than a Thanksgiving Weekend distraction. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Nov 23, 2020
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Clouds (2020) |
[W]hile it may look like a simple, Disney-fied version of reality, there's a maturity to be found in Clouds that is more than a bit surprising, but also quite welcome. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Oct 12, 2020
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The One and Only Ivan (2020) |
While there a couple of odd quirks to The One And Only Ivan, in the end the emotional moments still hit you like a ton of bricks. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Aug 20, 2020
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Stargirl (2020) |
Stargirl isn't bad; it's just lacking in any feeling of creativity due to its strict adherence to a tired formula. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Mar 20, 2020
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The Call of the Wild (2020) |
There's never a moment in which you might mistake Buck for a real dog, as he always looks slightly off - although, for the most part the CGI is good enough to function. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Feb 17, 2020
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Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020) |
While Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, as the title suggests, makes a couple mistakes, on the whole the film defies its title by being a hilarious and pleasant success. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Feb 04, 2020
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Dolittle (2020) |
It clearly wanted to be something bigger, and it's simply disappointing that it isn't. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Jan 15, 2020
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Togo (2019) |
While the sleddog race against the clock is exciting, Togo is ultimately a story about connections between characters, both people and animals, and that plays at home. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Dec 20, 2019
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Richard Jewell (2019) |
In the end, Richard Jewell the movie has nothing to say beyond the fact that Richard Jewell the man deserved better. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Dec 12, 2019
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Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) |
It still has "fun and entertaining" going for it, but in a way that feels much more familiar and safe, rather than surprising. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Dec 10, 2019
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The Report (2019) |
The Report struggles to turn an important story into a good movie. In the end, it succeeds more than it fails, thanks to strong performances and the fact that the story in question is one that needs to told. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Nov 15, 2019
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Lady and the Tramp (2019) |
As with most Disney remakes, Lady and the Tramp provides the story that fans know, but this remake also offers a bit of additional charm to the familiar formula that both old and new Disney fans are likely to appreciate. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Nov 04, 2019
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The Laundromat (2019) |
The Laundromat is stylishly and smartly put together, but ultimately isn't sure what story it should be telling. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Oct 25, 2019
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Countdown (2019) |
For the briefest of moments you might think Countdown is going to go in a more surprising direction, but that's just a tease. Eventually it comes right back to where you expect. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Oct 25, 2019
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Ready or Not (2019) |
[Samara Weaving] is going to jump to the top of every casting director's wish list after this, and if Ready or Not doesn't make her a star outright, it's going to land her the role that will. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Aug 20, 2019
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The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) |
It will have kids laughing and will still elicit enough chuckles from the more adult members of the audience that nobody will feel like they wasted their time. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Aug 14, 2019
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Point Blank (2019) |
Point Blank is death by a thousand cuts. There's no single great flaw in the story or the characters, just a bunch of little things that add up to frustration. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Jul 13, 2019
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Stuber (2019) |
Stuber tries to celebrate the buddy action-comedy while also recognizing the flaws that the genre traditionally has. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Jul 04, 2019
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Murder Mystery (2019) |
If you've seen an Adam Sandler movie anytime this century, you know what you're getting, and it's not interesting or funny. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Jun 14, 2019
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Late Night (2019) |
I never would have predicted that Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson would make for one of the better comedy duos in recent memory, but there you go. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Jun 11, 2019
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Always Be My Maybe (2019) |
As a romantic comedy, Always Be My Maybe doesn't do anything to reinvent the genre, but it gives you exactly what you want from it and it does it well. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Jun 05, 2019
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Booksmart (2019) |
It goes without saying that Booksmart is one of the best comedies of the year. I'd go a step further and call it one of the best comedies of the last several years. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted May 22, 2019
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Bumblebee (2018) |
Bumblebee is proof that it is possible to become emotionally invested in a movie where giants robots punch each other in the face. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Dec 20, 2018
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The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) |
The Girl in the Spider's Web doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it is a better than average action adventure with a compelling lead actress. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Nov 09, 2018
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) |
There's something about The Nutcracker and the Four Realms that I absolutely enjoyed. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Nov 01, 2018
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Bodied (2017) |
Bodied is a movie virtually guaranteed to offend, though you'll probably be laughing too hard to care. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Oct 29, 2018
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The Hate U Give (2018) |
The Hate U Give tells an, unfortunately, all too familiar story from a point-of-view few of us will ever know, and in doing so creates one of the most powerful movies of the year. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Oct 19, 2018
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The Predator (2018) |
The Predator still isn't able to quite recapture whatever magic in a bottle the original film created, but it is able to make for an entertaining enough sequel. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Sep 13, 2018
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Alpha (2018) |
A visually impressive and compelling adventure that many will surely enjoy. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Aug 16, 2018
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The Miracle Season (2018) |
As a film, The Miracle Season is more mundane than miracle, but it will probably make you smile, and there's nothing wrong with that. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Apr 10, 2018
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Pacific Rim Uprising (2018) |
Pacific Rim Uprising delivers everything it promises on the poster, an over the top spectacle of robots vs monsters that is as exciting a ride in March as anything ever released during the summer movie season. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Mar 22, 2018
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Love, Simon (2018) |
The film focuses on the one thing it does differently... and it can't be denied that it does make the tired formula feel ever so slightly fresh for having done so. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Feb 28, 2018
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Red Sparrow (2018) |
Red Sparrow isn't nearly as smart as it thinks it is, but it's maybe just smart enough to keep an audience entertained. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Feb 23, 2018
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Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) |
Between the extended wait, the extended length, and the characters without character, it's unlikely anybody else will have the constitution required to get the end of this maze. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Jan 19, 2018
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Downsizing (2017) |
Downsizing sets itself up as interesting social satire, and that part of the movie is interesting, but it gets overshadowed by a much more dull story that jettisons the premise almost entirely. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Dec 22, 2017
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) |
Without question, one of the most fun movies of the year. The cast is excellent and they overcome any of the film's shortcoming through pure force of charisma. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Dec 11, 2017
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Coco (2017) |
An absolute joy to watch. Coco proves that Pixar is still at its best when tacking new ideas, rather than going back to the well. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Nov 20, 2017
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Murder on the Orient Express (2017) |
While the classic mystery isn't entirely without its enjoyable moments, there's a lot that keeps it from reaching the heights to which it aspires. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Nov 09, 2017
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The Snowman (2017) |
It's as if everybody involved in The Snowman knew from the start that this wasn't going to work and agreed to put forth the minimum effort required to get it over with. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Oct 20, 2017
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Marshall (2017) |
Marshall never tries to elevate itself beyond being a courtroom drama. It's a good courtroom drama, to be sure, but the focus on the case and not the people prevents the film from elevating itself to something better. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Oct 12, 2017
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Professor Marston & the Wonder Women (2017) |
A movie like this lives and dies on the chemistry of its leads and Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, and Bella Heathcote are perfect together. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Oct 12, 2017
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Unfriend (2016) |
If Friend Request was really trying to say something about the dangers of social media, there might be some value to the story. But the film either isn't interested in that, or is so bad at doing so that the message gets lost. - CinemaBlend
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| Posted Sep 21, 2017
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