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Across one horrible, no good, very bad day, McClane crosses paths with shop owner Zeus Carver (Jackson), who's forced to join McClane for a gauntlet of mind-bending riddles and death-defying jaunts across the city.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
After that came a crash, a fire and a death-defying crawl out of molten airplane wreckage.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 30 July 2025
Based on Johnson’s cult Viceland series, this hysterical, death-defying time-travel caper earned a standing ovation and a coveted Midnighter Audience Award at this past spring’s SXSW.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 July 2025
Evidence of the death-defying star was spotted in the form of a flare that was followed by a near-identical second flare around two years later (700 days).
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 July 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
After that came a crash, a fire and a death-defying crawl out of molten airplane wreckage.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 30 July 2025
Based on Johnson’s cult Viceland series, this hysterical, death-defying time-travel caper earned a standing ovation and a coveted Midnighter Audience Award at this past spring’s SXSW.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 July 2025
Evidence of the death-defying star was spotted in the form of a flare that was followed by a near-identical second flare around two years later (700 days).
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 July 2025
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“Death-defying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death-defying. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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