Every breakout show or movie has a character that captures its fans’ imagination more than others, and now more than ever, that character seems to be someone who isn’t on the poster.
Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day came to theatres over the weekend, with a star-studded cast including Josh O’Connor, Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo, and Colin Firth, to name a few. Yet, the actor who seems to be dominating conversation is someone who appears in the last eight minutes of the film, whom you’d have to Google after leaving the theatre. As we’re in the titular Disclosure Day and the world is staring at their screens when the said disclosures happen, holding down the fort is a (fictional) NBC anchor played by the actor Courtney Grace (I googled her name, too) who’s making the same discovery as the rest of the world but on live TV. She’s the actor on the screen on our screen.
Meanwhile, over on Widow’s Bay, where the competition is just as stiff—the show stars Matthew Rhys, Stephen Root, Jeff Hiller, and K Callan—the fan favourite is Patricia, played by Kate O’Flynn. She talks too much, tries too hard, and can’t help but be stuck on the outside of every social interaction. If this were a different show, Patricia would be background colour, little more than a quirky co-worker who delivers a few good lines before disappearing back into the scenery. Instead, Widow’s Bay uses the character to riff on horror’s favourite ‘final girl’ trope and give us our favourite character.
Scroll below to read about the Disclosure Day and Widow’s Bay characters who steal the show, the koodai bag comeback (did it ever really leave, though?) and our Father’s Day gift guide ahead of this Sunday.
