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John Wildman

Review: Jack the Giant Slayer

By John Wildman
March 4, 2013
Bryan Singer eats at the kids' table

Review: A Good Day to Die Hard

By John Wildman
February 14, 2013
The action franchise that just won't die returns with explosions aplenty but zero zest

Sundance Diary #5

By John Wildman
February 1, 2013
“Why isn’t Farah here pimping you out?”

Sundance Diary #4

By John Wildman
January 29, 2013
“Did you kill Ian? It’s gonna ruin the holiday.”

Sundance Diary #3

By John Wildman
January 24, 2013
“It’s not just about being alive. It’s about life, and what that means.”

Sundance Diary #2

By John Wildman
January 21, 2013
“Mom, THIS is Sunny Dance!”

Sundance Diary #1

By John Wildman
January 18, 2013
Arriving in Park City

Review: The Baytown Outlaws

By John Wildman
January 14, 2013
Stars 'n' bars, y'all: enough gumption and gunplay for all of Dixieland

Review: Deadfall

By John Wildman
December 5, 2012
Guess who’s coming to dinner? Brother-sister heist duo Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde, that's who

Review: Skyfall

By John Wildman
November 8, 2012
Revenge is a dish best served the 50th time: Bond, and the franchise, return to form

Review: Trouble With the Curve & Knuckleball!

By John Wildman
September 26, 2012
Special doubleheader review! Clint Eastwood plays an old scout (and coot), and a documentary looks at two twisty pitchers

Review: Looper

By John Wildman
September 24, 2012
The director of Brick and Brothers Bloom returns with a heart-pounding sci-fi thriller

Review: The Bourne Legacy

By John Wildman
August 10, 2012
The Olympics continue—at the movies—with the tireless starting team of Tony Gilroy and Jeremy Renner

Review: Total Recall

By John Wildman
August 3, 2012
A greatest hits package of the past 20 years' science fiction and action flicks

Review: The Dark Knight Rises

By John Wildman
July 18, 2012
The summer’s Comic Book Geek cup-runneth-over fest continues

Review: Extraterrestrial

By John Wildman
June 12, 2012
The extraterrestrial meets the extramarital in this romance-tinged sci-fi flick