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Daily Mail
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Netflix fans rave over gore-filled revenge thriller with 'the female John Wick' - insisting 'they could make 100 more and I'd watch every one!'
Netflix fans have raved over a gore-filled revenge thriller with 'the female John Wick ' and insisted 'they could make 100 more and I'd watch every one!' The Wrath Of Becky premiered in 2023 and has recently been added to the streaming platform. Packed full of action and blood, the highly acclaimed film stars Lulu Wilson as the titular lead character, a teenage girl. Becky moved in with a new caregiver, Elena, and finds herself seeking revenge after a trio of extremists cause her hassle and steal her pet dog. The film follows on from a 2020 prequel, called Becky, which saw the young girl lose her father after a group of Neo-Nazi convicts attacked their family's lake house. Fans have enjoyed the film over the years and many have left their verdicts online. One viewer penned on Letterboxd: 'I could watch Lulu Wilson play Becky in 10 more sequels.' Another said: 'She's basically the female version of a teenage John Wick.' While someone else reportedly penned: 'They could make 100 films about Becky slaying Proud Boys and Neo Nazis and I would watch every single one of them.' 'Solid revenge thriller with some lovely kills and a little twist of humour,' another added. One fan said: 'Omg I was on the edge of my SEAT the entire time this was so intense but also somehow comedic HOW do you do that at the same time?? Pls watch this SEQUEL NOW SEQUEL NOW.' 'Did not realise this was a sequel but still enjoyed watching it nonetheless. A good action film that gets straight to the point,' someone else penned. However, not everyone has enjoyed the film and one said: 'It's a no from me.' It comes as Netflix fans are captivated by another thriller 'full of twists and turns', gushing about how 'it kept them guessing until the very end' and binge-watching every episode in one sitting. Love Rat, first released to Channel 5 in March last year, follows Emma (Coronation Street 's Sally Lindsay), a woman at a crossroads in later life. Fans have enjoyed the film over the years and many have left their verdicts online with some taking to Letterboxd However, not everyone has enjoyed the film and one said: 'It's a no from me.' Just divorced from husband Pete (Men Behaving Badly's Neil Morrissey) and estranged from her daughter, she grows tired of mundane everyday life. In search of escape, she travels to Cyprus on holiday where she quickly embarks on a whirlwind romance with handsome, rich hotel owner Niko (Gerald Kyd) - but not all is as it seems. Emma suddenly finds herself scammed out of her life savings - and enlists her ex to help get them back. Fans have taken to film review and catalogue site IMDb to admire the four-part series, initially seemingly some fun in the sun, which turns into a psychological thriller. The Wrath Of Becky is available to stream on Netflix.
Daily Mail
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Tomorrow Never Dies: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Pierce Brosnan's second outing as Bond pits him against a media mogul hellbent on starting a global war 1997
Gizmodo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
‘Predator: Killer of Killers' Has an Excellent, Bloody New Trailer
Vikings and ninjas and pilots, oh my! All three are facing a very familiar foe in the upcoming animated anthology film Predator: Killer of Killers. Directed by Prey and Predator: Badlands helmer Dan Trachtenberg, this 'next evolution of the Predator universe' will see heroes in three different time periods face off with the ultimate hunter. We got a tease of what's in store last month but now, with just weeks to go before release, Hulu has released a full trailer that shows a whole lot more. New Predators, new action, and a whole lot of awesome. So the three stories are as follows. First, 'a Viking raider guiding her young son on a bloody quest for revenge.' Second, 'a ninja in feudal Japan who turns against his Samurai brother in a brutal battle for succession.' And finally, 'a World War II pilot who takes to the sky to investigate an otherworldly threat to the Allied cause.' All of which is fascinating new lore in the world of Predator. And, it's especially interesting when you consider, didn't one recently get its ass beat by a young Comanche woman? Why do they keep coming back? And will this tie in at all with Badlands, out in November? We'll have to wait and see. Also, that big Predator at the end there. Where and when is that taking place in the story? Could these three separate threads, billed as an anthology, actually be linked somehow? Trachtenberg directed the film along with Josh Wassung of animation company the Third Floor. It features the voices of Lindsay LaVanchy, Louis Ozawa, Rick Gonzalez, and Michael Biehn. Yup. Corporal Hicks from Aliens is going over to its sister franchise. Will that be something we can discuss? Luckily, we'll find out soon as Killer of Killers comes to Hulu on June 6. Check out its final poster too.
CBS News
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Hayley Atwell reflects on 5 years of "Mission: Impossible" and Tom Cruise's off-camera humility
Hayley Atwell on how she braved the Arctic and a polar bear for new "Mission: Impossible" Hayley Atwell says working in 40 degrees below zero temperatures in the Arctic was just part of the job for "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning," but nothing prepared her for the moment a polar bear wandered onto the set. "We were so far north that the Northern Lights were below us," Atwell said. The set being interrupted by the presence of a polar bear remains one of her strongest memories from five years working on the franchise. The British actress, who plays Grace in the latest installment hitting theaters Friday, underwent extensive training to work with sled dogs on the frozen sea. The extreme conditions were real, no green screen effects. "We had to train to know what it was like, how to survive, how to work out there," she said. Atwell's character represents a departure from typical action film roles for women. Rather than serving as a romantic interest, Grace develops what Atwell calls a "nuanced intimacy" with Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt. "The woman is not just the object of desire or not led with a romantic agenda," Atwell said, "There's intellectual stimulation between them, common cause that brings them together, something that feels sibling-like, maternal." Working alongside Cruise for five years has given Atwell insight into the actor's off-camera persona. The two have become close, he even took her grandmother on a helicopter ride at sunset on Christmas Eve. "For a man who is an aerobatic pilot, seeing him be so gentle and kind and patient with her and explaining how everything worked, that to me was like just a mark of a really decent guy," she said. To prepare for her role as a thief, Atwell practiced sleight-of-hand techniques, even successfully stealing items from Cruise during filming, including salt and pepper shakers, a watch, a necklace and gym socks. "I've never been a thief before. So I needed to practice," she said. Atwell describes "The Final Reckoning" as "the culmination of all the movies that's gone before" that "ties up plot points and characters that people have been watching for the last 30 years." The film received a five-minute standing ovation at its debut in France. Despite the film's title suggesting the end, Atwell remained coy about whether this truly ends the franchise. "I'm not the head of the studio. I'm just an actor for hire. I have no idea," she said when pressed about potential sequels. "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" is distributed by Paramount Pictures and opens in theaters nationwide Friday.
