Minority Mindset

I’ve been following Designated Survivor, and I was so excited to see it suddenly climb the iTunes charts! According to FlixPatrol, it jumped into the Top 10 on February 24th, landing at number 5, and then actually moved up to number 4 the next day! It turns out all three seasons are on sale right now for just $9.99 – that’s a huge discount from the usual $39.99. If you’ve been thinking about watching or rewatching, now’s the perfect time to grab the box set before the sale ends this week!

In The Boroughs, Sam (Alfred Molina) moves into a retirement community after his wife’s passing, unsure of what to do with his life. He soon experiences something shocking that leads him to team up with a group of unexpected allies. Together, they uncover a disturbing secret and realize their retirement years are far more thrilling and challenging than they ever imagined.

I have to admit, I was a little surprised by how calmly Kristen Kish took getting ‘murdered’ on The Traitors. She joked that she was just really hungry – ‘hangry,’ as she put it! As the host of Top Chef and a former winner, she’d been playing a really smart, careful game, and she’d actually started to suspect Eric, a friend of hers, as one of the Traitors. That’s when Eric – who had just turned Traitor – and the original Traitor Rob decided to eliminate her. In her exit interview, Kristen was so composed. She said she felt ‘at peace’ and even gave Eric a ‘well done’ if he really was a Traitor. It was funny, because she’d previously nailed an impression of his constant sighing – he used it to avoid actually naming anyone as suspicious! Honestly, it was a pretty graceful exit all things considered.

In a recent statement, the creators of Industry, Konrad Kay and Mickey Down, announced their decision to end the show while it’s still at its peak. They explained that, unlike some of the characters, they know when it’s time to move on. They expressed gratitude to their dedicated fans, especially those who have been with the show since the beginning, and extended a huge thank you to the incredible cast and crew who brought their writing to life. They believe the characters will endure thanks to the cast’s exceptional performances, and they’re thrilled to have created the show with HBO, which they consider the best platform for television. They’re excited about continuing their partnership with HBO in the future.

Many horror anthology series, like Monsterland and Fear Itself, are just as strong as classics such as Tales from the Crypt and Masters of Horror, but didn’t receive the same recognition. Guillermo del Toro created one of these, Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, which premiered in 2022 around Halloween.

Sony Pictures Animation heads Kristine Belson and Damien de Froberville recently told The Hollywood Reporter that two spin-off movies from the Spider-Verse are currently in the works. While they wouldn’t confirm who’s writing the Spider-Punk and Spider-Gwen films, Belson did state, “we are in active development on both.”