After Gone Girl arrived like a whirling dervish and messed up viewers all over the place, studios were desperate for the next big “there’s a woman in trouble and she may be an unreliable narrator” thriller. This particular film arrived right in the middle of that wave, and while it never became quite as memorable as some of the more successful movies of that time, it’s the perfect kind of movie you’d stick on late at night on a Saturday with a glass of wine and end up hooked. And nobody would argue with that for a review.

The Girl on the Train is pulling into the Netflix station on June 1. The film is based on Paula Hawkins’ bestselling novel, and follows Rachel Watson, a recently divorced woman who becomes obsessively fixated on a seemingly perfect couple she sees during her daily train ride. But when the woman she has been watching goes missing, Rachel becomes far too entangled in the investigation, even though her own memory is all over the place, and her connection to the case is far messier than anyone could possibly imagine.

The Girl on the Train stars Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place) as Rachel Watson; Rebecca Ferguson (Dune) as Anna Watson, Rachel’s ex-husband’s new wife; Haley Bennett (The Magnificent Seven) as Megan Hipwell, the missing woman; Justin Theroux (Mulholland Drive) as Tom Watson, Rachel’s ex-husband; Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast) as Scott Hipwell, Megan’s husband; Allison Janney (I, Tonya) as Detective Riley, the investigator on the case; Édgar Ramírez (Carlos) as Dr. Kamal Abdic, Megan’s therapist; and Lisa Kudrow (Friends) as Martha, a woman from Rachel and Tom’s past.

Was ‘The Girl on the Train’ Successful?

Commercially, it was a big hit, which is no surprise because the book upon which it was based was a runaway success. It grossed about $173.2 million worldwide against a reported $45 million budget, including $75.4 million domestic and $97.8 million international, so financially it did well. It also opened at No. 1 in North America with around $24.5 million, which was a great result for an adult psychological thriller in general. Critics did not dig it though. The movie has a 44% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 48/100 on Metacritic. While critics thought Blunt was outstanding, they thought the film was too melodramatic and not as sharp as the original novel.

The Girl on the Train comes to Netflix on June 1.

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Release Date

October 5, 2016

Runtime

112 minutes

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Writers

Erin Cressida Wilson

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Producers

Celia D. Costas, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Marc Platt

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“Summer House” star Carl Radke is sharing his thoughts on West Wilson‘s performance during the season 10 reunion. In a new interview, the Bravo OG said he was disappointed with Wilson’s behavior, stating he failed to take “accountability” for his actions. For those who may be unfamiliar, Wilson made headlines at the end of March 2026 when he announced his romantic relationship with his co-star, Amanda Batula, who split from her husband (and Wilson’s friend), Kyle Cooke, in January 2026.

Speaking with Us Weekly, Radke spoke about the explosive three-part reunion, which began airing this past Tuesday, May 26, and said that Wilson failed to take “accountability” for his actions.

“I think a lot of us were hoping to feel the feeling you get when someone actually apologizes and takes accountability,” he said. “Especially watching it now, I didn’t feel it, and that’s what’s hard.”

Continuing, Radke said that people were deeply hurt by Wilson’s actions, including his friend Cooke and his ex-girlfriend, Ciara Miller.

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“People are really hurt. Ciara, Kyle. I mean, I’m looking at him right now. He’s my best friend, and watching that s–t, the footage of West at his family house with Kyle. Like, he not only brought Ciara home, he brought Kyle home. And then does that. It’s just diabolical,” Radke said.

Radke Said He Has ‘Little’ Grace For Wilson After He Betrayed His ‘Summer House’ Castmates

This isn’t the first time Radke has spoken about his relationship with Wilson. According to a previous report from The Blast, Radke said that Wilson had reached out to him after filming the reunion, but he hadn’t replied at the time.

“I’m not ready to respond,” Radke said. “From what I know, what’s gone on and how he’s kinda handling it and how I handle things… part of me worries he doesn’t fully understand still the impact of this.”

Radke, who joined the cast of “Summer House” in 2017, then called out Wilson for his repetitive behavior, noting that he’s been in the hot seat for hurting his co-stars before.

“We’ve been over this many times with him with Ciara and everything, many dinner tables on camera, many seasons,” Radke said. “And here we are again. So, I don’t have a lot of grace for some of it.”

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Wilson Announced He Was Dating Batula After Months Of Speculation

Wilson confirmed his relationship with Batula (Miller’s former best friend) with a joint post on Instagram.

“We’ve seen the growing online speculation, so while this is still very new, we wanted to provide some clarity,” they shared online. “It was never our intention to purposely hide anything. Given the complicated relationship dynamics involved and the scrutiny that comes with being on a reality show, we need a little space to process things privately before speaking on it.”

Per the Daily Dish, Wilson detailed when he and Batula actually got together during the reunion, saying, “This wasn’t a sex scandal.” He went on to say that things turned romantic between them after they’d been hanging out for some time.

“When we were out, I, like, kind of looked at Amanda, and I was like, ‘Am I f–kin’ crazy, or is there a little something going on here?” he said.

Miller Slams Batula During ‘Summer House’ Reunion

Although Bravo has only aired one part of the “Summer House” reunion, it was packed with drama. The show immediately opened with Miller confronting Batula for betraying her. By the end of the first part, Miller told host Andy Cohen and her co-stars that she believed there was a chance Wilson and Batula would work out.

“I honestly think that the best, like, woman for West is, like, someone who’s not gonna check him on anything, and that’s totally Amanda,” Miller said. “She’s very mute. She’s gonna be that weak figure that he needs, and he can always be the star in the relationship. So, I actually think, like, maybe it could work.”

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Miller Is Winning!

While Miller has said goodbye to two friends, she’s saying hello to plenty of opportunities.

In addition to joining the cast of “Dancing with the Stars” and “Love Island Aftersun,” Miller was recently spotted dancing next to country singer Shaboozey on his Instagram.

The details of their partnership haven’t been revealed, but from the looks of it, Miller will star in the singer’s newest music video, “Cowgirl,” out June 5, 2026.

Talk about turning lemons into lemonade!

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Brooks Nader suffered a fashion mishap during Miami Swim Week.

Nader, 29, arrived at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Beach Club at W South Beach on Friday, May 29. The model donned a red mini off-the-shoulder dress for the occasion. The garment also featured cutouts so Nader could show some skin. She completed the look with gold heels and left her blonde hair down with beach waves.

According to photos obtained by Page Six, Nader was spotted wading in the ocean with Stassi Shroeder, Molly Sims and more attendees. Nader ended up getting on a man’s shoulders while in the water. While sitting on top of the guy, her dress lost a strap causing the fabric to come down. Nader was left exposed and she covered her chest with her hand.

Like a total pro, Nader attempted to fix the garment. The drenched top can be seen sticking to the model’s body in additional shots. Despite the snafu, Nader was seemingly in good spirits. In an additional photo, Nader could be seen laughing while attempting to hold up her dress.

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While at the event, Brooks was joined by her sisters Mary Holland Nader, 26, Grace Ann Nader, 25, and Sarah Jane Nader, 22. The siblings were spotted filming for their reality show, Love Thy Nader, per the outlet.

This isn’t Brooks’ first encounter with a wardrobe malfunction. Earlier this month, she suffered another mishap moments before hitting the red carpet at the 2026 Fox Upfront in New York City. Brooks took to her social media to share what fans didn’t see prior to the event.

“When you bust out of your dress 4 min before showtime!!!!” the Baywatch actress wrote via her Instagram Story. “Classssssicc 😅🤣.”

Brooks included a mirror selfie that showed the back of her red cocktail dress, which had split open and revealed her lace underwear. Brooks shared there was a team of seamstresses backstage who were able to assist her.

“We’ve got 4 earth angels sewing me back into this sucker,” she captioned a snap of an assistant working to remedy the situation.

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Brooks was able to make it out to the red carpet looking flawless. Her dress featured a halter neck and a fitted bodice. The design matched the iconic Baywatch swimsuit. She completed the look with matching red heels and diamond earrings.

During the event, Brooks spoke about joining the cast of the Baywatch reboot and how she manifested the role years before.

“I kinda manifested this role with my Sports Illustrated cover in 2023. I was wearing a red one-piece. I was like, ‘This is so Baywatch!’ And lo and behold, here we are,” she gushed to Extra. “It’s a pinch me moment, and hopefully we make everyone proud.”

No one will ever say Nicolas Cage is the kind of actor who can literally do no wrong, since he has been in his fair share of less-than-great movies over the years, but to his credit, he is also often the best part of those not-great movies. See Deadfall, which is unwatchable whenever Cage isn’t on-screen, hamming it up, and Vampire’s Kiss, which is a cult classic for Cage’s performance alone. And then, of course, there are the good movies he’s been in, and some of the time, his good movies even let him ham it up (see Face/Off). But all his roles, until Spider-Noir, were in movies, so it’s kind of interesting that he’s been acting for so long without any television roles.

Spider-Noir has him reprising a role he did in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, but in live-action this time, since Into the Spider-Verse was a voice-only role in an animated movie. That makes it even more of a curiosity, but, like, when has Nicolas Cage not been one of Hollywood’s most curiosity-worthy actors? Anyway, he recently stated that Breaking Bad helped convince him television was worth tackling, and so that’s another reason to be thankful for what is – it’s hopefully not controversial to say – one of the greatest TV shows of the 21st century so far.

What Happens Throughout ‘Breaking Bad’

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In case you’ve been living under a rock the size of Walter White’s ego, Breaking Bad is about a chemistry teacher (Walt, played by Bryan Cranston) who gets diagnosed with lung cancer, and this prompts him to begin manufacturing methamphetamine as a way to earn money. The drama of the series initially revolves around him trying to do so without his family finding out the truth, but then things spiral out of control, and it becomes more about “when” he’ll be found out, rather than “if.”

And there are plenty of ways Breaking Bad escalates, and then it’s also remarkable as a character study, since the experience seems to change Walt drastically, or it simply releases pre-existing aspects/flaws of his personality. Either way, he becomes gradually harder to call an anti-hero (if you want to label him as such initially in the first place), and is easy to call the show’s villain by the final season, owing to the sheer number of morally questionable things he does up until that point in the show. So, there’s a compelling character journey, and an increasingly interesting set of moral questions raised by the show, but that’s really only scratching the surface.

Why ‘Breaking Bad’ Is Considered Such a Masterpiece

Breaking Bad has plenty of interesting characters beyond Walt, including the likes of Saul (Bob Odenkirk), Mike (Jonathan Banks), and Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito), all of whom got more to do in Better Call Saul, which was largely a prequel series to Breaking Bad. There’s also Jesse (Aaron Paul), who’s kind of the heart of the series, and Skylar (Anna Gunn), Walt’s wife, who’s a divisive character, even though it’s pretty easy to see – sooner rather than later – that Walt is a considerably worse person. But all these characters, and various others, are balanced well, and they populate what ends up being an engaging fictional world, since Walt’s forays into the illegal drug trade ensure he crosses paths with plenty of complicated and varied characters.

There’s also an impressive balance achieved when it comes to genre and tone, since Breaking Bad is mostly suspenseful/thrilling, but is also quite funny at times, and then successfully enters more outwardly tragic territory as it nears (what kind of has to be) an explosive conclusion. There’s that simple premise, since Breaking Bad is a more or less villain origin story, so you’re hooked pretty much straight away, and then there are all the other ways the show finds opportunities to be a little more complex, unpredictable, or otherwise emotionally adventurous.

The Connection ‘Breaking Bad’ Has to ‘Spider-Noir,’ According to Nicolas Cage

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It’s the pacing of Breaking Bad, and the character journey Walt goes through, that Nicolas Cage cited as the main reasons why Spider-Noir looked like an enticing opportunity to act in a TV series for the first time in 40+ years of acting. Cage himself put it well, telling Variety about how he reacted to certain drawn-out scenes in Breaking Bad that allowed Cranston to do a lot with seemingly small moments, and that with movies, “You don’t have the time.” Cage also said, “I thought, maybe with an eight-hour narrative I can start planting seeds for a character that can bloom into something that I don’t have the luxury of time to do in a movie.”

Things might start entering “big stretch” territory if more comparisons between Breaking Bad and Spider-Noir are made, since you could broadly call them crime/drama series, and Spider-Noir harkens back to classic film noir and neo-noir stuff, obviously, with such stories being about shady characters and questions of morality, which you get a bit of in Breaking Bad. It’s nice that, sooner rather than later, Cage embraced television, and that he did so for an unusual series which has been getting, so far, quite a good reception (with Cage’s performance also being praised). Maybe if he drifts away from television again, and there’s a need for inspiration to make him return, someone can show him The Wire, The Americans, or The Sopranos (if he’s also waited some years to check those out, as was the case with watching Breaking Bad).

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Breaking Bad

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Release Date

2008 – 2013-00-00

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AMC

Showrunner

Vince Gilligan

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Directors

Vince Gilligan, Michelle Maclaren

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