wild-eyed
adjective
1
: having a wild expression in the eyes
2
: consisting of or favoring extreme or visionary ideas
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Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 historical fiction novel, the film follows playwright William Shakespeare (Mescal) and his wild-eyed wife, Agnes (Buckley), whose relationship is splintered by the tragic loss of their young son, Hamnet (Jacobi Jupe).
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Malek, wild-eyed as ever, portrays Kelley as an overconfident opportunist who is more than willing to cross lines to gain Goering’s trust.
—Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Similarly, one or two wild-eyed acolytes can get a movie nominated.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
An adaptive suspension offers an especially broad spectrum between GT-style comfort and, in its full Corsa mode, wild-eyed performance.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025
Swedenborg was no wild-eyed prophet but, rather, a fifty-seven-year-old scientist and engineer who had worked for years for the Swedish crown as an administrator of mines.
—Adam Kirsch, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2025
As in Robinson’s other works, what elevates them from amusing to sublime is the way they’re performed, often by unfamiliar but wonderfully offbeat character actors — through overly broad smiles, wild-eyed smirks, strange pronunciations.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Nicholson, with his wild-eyed refusal to play clean.
—Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Malek, wild-eyed as ever, portrays Kelley as an overconfident opportunist who is more than willing to cross lines to gain Goering’s trust.
—Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Similarly, one or two wild-eyed acolytes can get a movie nominated.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
An adaptive suspension offers an especially broad spectrum between GT-style comfort and, in its full Corsa mode, wild-eyed performance.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025
Swedenborg was no wild-eyed prophet but, rather, a fifty-seven-year-old scientist and engineer who had worked for years for the Swedish crown as an administrator of mines.
—Adam Kirsch, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2025
As in Robinson’s other works, what elevates them from amusing to sublime is the way they’re performed, often by unfamiliar but wonderfully offbeat character actors — through overly broad smiles, wild-eyed smirks, strange pronunciations.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Nicholson, with his wild-eyed refusal to play clean.
—Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
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“Wild-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild-eyed. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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