Tag: Becky
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‘Roseanne’: Why Did Two Actors Play Becky Conner?
On a long-running television show, it’s common for a character to be played by different actors. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s Aunt Viv was originally played by Janet Hubert until Daphne Maxwell Reid took over in Season 4 till the series finale. Reggie Mantle of Riverdale was played by Ross Butler for the first season…
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‘The Wrath of Becky’ Review: Righteously Angry Teen Returns to Take Out More Fascists
When we last left “Becky” (starring an extraordinary Lulu Wilson), she’d managed to off an entire cell of neo-Nazis, ingeniously and gruesomely plotting their deaths after she and her ill-fated dad ran afoul of the baddies during the world’s worst family vacation. Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion’s icky “Becky” didn’t do much more than deliver…
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‘The Wretched’ Passes $1 Million Mark After Strong Drive-In Theater Buzz
IFC’s horror movie “The Wretched” passed the $1 million mark after a month of drive-in movie theater buzz.The indie film took in $162,000 at 95 sites over the weekend. After premiering at the 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival, it launched on May 1 at just 11 drive-ins, including the Mission Tiki in Montclair, Calif., where…
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‘Becky’ Is A Hard-r ‘Home Alone’ & Twisted Coming Of Age Grindhouse Flick [Review]
The coming-of-age genre often examines, first love, mischief, growth, or pivotal personal discovery moments that radically change a person’s life. In “Becky,” filmmakers Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion’s new movie, the transformative coming-of-age idea is flipped into something that will be forever remembered as horrible, violent and grim. A surprisingly well-acted, intense, and somewhat grindhouse-y…
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‘Becky’ Review: Kevin James’ Home Invasion Thriller Is a Pleasant and Gory Surprise
Lovable sitcom star Kevin James plays a heavily tattooed neo-Nazi in the new home invasion movie Becky, and if you think that sounds more than a little ridiculous, I can’t say I’d blame you. I saw more than a few double takes online when the trailer first hit. “You expect me to buy The King…
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Film News Roundup: Kazakhstan Warrior Queen Movie ‘Tomiris’ Acquired for U.S.
In today’s film news roundup, Kazakh action-adventure movie “Tomiris” and Scottish music film “Beats” find U.S. homes and the Lulu Wilson thriller “Becky” opens at more than 40 drive-ins.AcquisitionArclight Films has sold Well Go USA the U.S. distribution rights to the historical action-adventure “Tomiris,” centered on Queen Tomiris during the 6th Century B.C.The film, a…