Minority Mindset

During her performance, comedian Hannah Glaser received laughter when she playfully called New York City the “original island” linked to Jeffrey Epstein. Later in the same routine, available on YouTube, she addressed the issue of sex trafficking, referencing a conversation about going to the nail salon with a friend. She joked that it’s difficult to connect with the nail technician, suggesting, “Maybe it’s slavery? I don’t know! She just seems trapped and unhappy.” Glaser also mentioned being “fixated on slavery lately.”

The boxing movie Christy, starring Kate Sweeney as Christy Martin, had a disappointing opening weekend, earning only $1.3 million. Despite being shown in 2,011 theaters across the U.S., the film averaged just $649 per theater. This puts Christy among the lowest-grossing wide releases of all time, landing at No. 12 on Box Office Mojo’s list. Considering its $30-40 million budget, the opening weekend was a significant underperformance. The film also features Emmy-winner Merritt Wever, along with Ben Foster and Ethan Embry.

In a recent interview with GQ, Oscar Isaac, known for his role as Poe Dameron in Star Wars, said he’d be willing to return to that universe. However, he expressed reservations about working with Disney in its current state. He explained that he would reconsider if Disney could “figure it out” and avoid what he sees as a move toward “fascism.”

The central mystery in The Lowdown isn’t particularly captivating. The more important question is whether solving it will even make a difference, as discovering the truth likely won’t change much. Like the classic Columbo, Elsbeth focuses less on who committed the crime and more on how the detective will prove it. Task, HBO’s new crime drama, is different from creator Brad Ingelsby’s previous show, Mare of Easttown, which kept the identity of the killer a secret until the very end. Task makes it clear who committed the crimes, and the tension comes from the consequences. The drama revolves around whether Mark Ruffalo’s detective can connect all the dots, and if so, whether that will actually improve things for the people involved.

The trailer for Michael broke records, gaining 116.2 million views worldwide in its first 24 hours, according to data from WaveMetrix reported by Screen Rant. This makes it the most-viewed trailer ever for a musical biopic or concert film. It outperformed the first-day view count of the Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour trailer (96.1 million views), as well as trailers for Bob Marley: One Love (60.1 million views), Bohemian Rhapsody (57.6 million views), and A Complete Unknown (47.2 million views).

Released in 2019, this action comedy—directed by Michael Dowse, who also directed Bautista’s recent film, Trap House—features Kumail Nanjiani as an Uber driver who unwittingly picks up Bautista’s character, a tough cop, while trailing a murderer. While the movie did reasonably well at the box office and received a positive audience score of 79% on Rotten Tomatoes, critics were much less impressed, giving it a “rotten” score of 43%.