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Josh Wigler

Josh Wigler

Former Digital Trends Contributor

Josh Wigler is a freelance entertainment reporter who has been published by Comic Book Resources, Comics Alliance, Marvel.com, MTV News, New York Magazine's Vulture and more. He lives for film, television, Survivor, pizza, and cats on the internets. Punch and pie.

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The Martian review

The science fiction thriller based on the Andy Weir novel of the same name succeeds tremendously thanks to small stakes on a big planet, with an even bigger cast.
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Hitman: Agent 47 review

The latest attempt at adapting the Hitman video game franchise for film swings and misses, even with an admittedly exciting opening scene.
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American Ultra review

Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart lead the way on one of the most fun and surprising action movies of the summer.
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The Man From U.N.C.L.E. review

Director Guy Ritchie's adaptation of the 1960s spy series stands out as one of the most literally engaging action movies of the summer.
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Fantastic Four review

Chock full of top-flight actors and riding a wave of success for superhero movies, Fantastic Four should have an easy time filling theaters, but instead it leaves us asking: What went wrong?
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Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation review

The fifth film in the Mission: Impossible series proves that there's still an enormous amount of life left in the Tom Cruise action franchise.
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Telltale’s Game Of Thrones enters ‘A Nest Of Vipers,’ and only one hero walks out alive

The penultimate episode of Telltale's Game of Thrones ends in tragedy for one of your two main characters, paving the way for a final climactic showdown.
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Pixels review

Donkey Kong, Q*Bert, and other classic arcade game characters collide with the Happy Madison band in one of the most truly baffling movies of the summer.
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Ant-Man review

Paul Rudd leads the charge on the unlikeliest Marvel Studios movie yet, and clears every obstacle with humor and heart.
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Game Of Thrones Recap: Vengeance Is Paid For The Watch

The final scene of Game of Thrones' season five finale, "Mother's Mercy," is among the show's greatest triumphs in trolling.
Game of Thrones Recap

Game of Thrones burns everything and emerges from the wreckage dragons blazing

Violence reins and more pieces are set In the second to last episode of Game of Thrones season 5, The Dance of Dragons.

Enter Jessica Chastain’s secret chamber of serial killers on the set of Crimson Peak

We visit the set of Guillermo del Toro's haunted house horror movie, Crimson Peak, and dive inside the mind of actress Jessica Chastain, who discusses with us how she embraced her character, Lucille.
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Game of Thrones gives us ‘The Gift’ of dragons and lions

Two fan-favorite characters finally meet each other in the latest episode of Game of Thrones, while another finally suffers much deserved justice.
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‘This is your secret.’ The forbidden stories that Crimson Peak actors can never share

Guillermo del Toro, Tom Hiddleston and Charlie Hunnam open up about closing out their fellow cast members from knowing the full extent of their secretive Crimson Peak characters.
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Game of Thrones Recap: Sansa Stark Faces Her Worst Nightmare Yet In ‘Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken’

If we're in line for a shape-shifting Stark in the coming weeks, then at least some good came out of this week's Game of Thrones.
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Inside the living, breathing, bleeding house of Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak

The haunted house at the center of Guillermo Del Toro’s gothic horror film Crimson Peak isn’t just a set, it’s a living, breathing, bleeding character. And we got to step inside.
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Game of Thrones celebrate Mhysa Day with ‘Kill the Boy’

Game of Thrones very rarely leaves anyone with cause for celebration, but season five's latest episode, "Kill the Boy," reflected the real life Mother's Day holiday by honoring some of the greatest moms on the show.
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A great Game Of Thrones hero falls fighting the ‘Sons Of The Harpy’

Game of Thrones takes a big turn this week as the show deviates from George R.R. Martin books with the surprise offing of a favored hero.
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Avengers: Age of Ultron review

Captain America and Iron Man assemble Earth's mightiest heroes against its mightiest mean machine, and the results are undeniably epic.
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Game Of Thrones Weekly Recap: The Faceless man returns!

Light and dark, good and evil, and black and white collide on this week's 'Game of Thrones,' with beheadings, beginnings, and shades of grey aplenty.
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Game of Thrones Season 5 Premiere Recap: The future is a puke stain

The future does not look bright for the Seven Kingdoms and its many power players, for many different reasons — and the past isn't looking much better.
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You know nothing, Jon Snow, but this Game of Thrones refresher will catch you up

What dangers lie north of the Wall? What winds are blowing in the far east? Get caught up on every important detail before winter returns to HBO on April 12.
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9 things to know about Marvel’s new Daredevil show on Netflix

Before Marvel premieres its new 13-episode superhero series on Netflix, here's everything you need to know about the Man Without Fear.
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Furious 7 review

How does the Fast and Furious franchise handle Paul Walker's final ride? By delivering the most kick-ass and emotional film in the entire series, that's how.
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Fast & Furious 6 review

The frenetic Fast Five fuels the energy of Fast & Furious 6, an even bigger and crazier movie than its predecessor.
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Fast Five Review

The Fast and Furious franchise gets Rocked by the arrival of Dwayne Johnson, and the clear decision to turn these movies into a superhero series.
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Fast & Furious Review

The Fast and the Furious franchise gets its act together by bringing Paul Walker and Dom Toretto back in the front seat, paving the way for all the fast-riding action still to come.
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Game Of Thrones Episode 3 Recap: Here be dragons

House Forrester faces impossible odds from every direction in the latest episode of the Telltale video game series.
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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift review

Without Brian O'Connor, and with only a minute of Dom Toretto, 'Tokyo Drift' drifts away as the obvious 'Fast and Furious' outlier — but there are silver linings.
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2 Fast 2 Furious review

Vin Diesel gets kicked to the curb as Tyreese Gibson hops into the front seat of the franchise. Does the Fast and the Furious work without Dom Toretto? Let's take a closer look…
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The Fast and the Furious review

Almost 15 years after its release, Digital Trends critic Josh Wigler rides through the first film in the Fast and the Furious franchise for the first time.
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Better Call Saul Weekly Recap: The Brothers McGill Battle Uncle ‘RICO’

Jimmy and Chuck show the power of brotherly love as they put their skills to good use against an abusive assisted living facility.
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The Walking Dead weekly recap: Do or do not, there is no ‘Try’

Rick Grimes comes to blows with a new neighbor and threatens to undo everything his people have worked for.
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Better Call Saul weekly recap: Jimmy McGill scores ‘Bingo’

The future Saul Goodman struggles with placating unruly clients and helping out an old friend on the latest episode of the Breaking Bad spinoff series.