Casey Chong with eleven essential eccentric detective movie performances…Eccentric detective roles may find their way to television, covering the likes of Peter Falk’s shabby Lieutenant Columbo in Columbo, to Kyle MacLachlan’s coffee-loving Agent Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks, and Tony Shalhoub’s OCD-stricken Adrian Monk in Monk. But movies have their fair share of offbeat detective […]
2025 in Film: What Did We Learn?
It’s time to take a look back at 2025 in film and ponder what we’ve learned…2025 is drawing to a close, and we can get a sense of how things have gone and what we’ve learned from cinema this year. It’s fair to say there have been surprises and some trends continuing, with others buckin […]
Movie Review – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, 2025. Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church.SYNOPSIS: Detective Benoit Blanc sifts through a series of suspects when a monsignor turns up dead.At this point in Rian […]
Movie Review – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, 2025.Written and Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, Thomas Haden Church, Jeffrey Wright, Annie Hamilton, Kerry Frances, James Faulkner, Cecilia Blair, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Noah Segan, and Bridget Everett.SYNOPSIS:When […]
Movie Review – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, 2025.Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church.SYNOPSISBenoit Blanc returns for his most dangerous case yet.Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig returned to TIFF for Benoit Blanc’s […]
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery character posters line up the suspects
Ahead of its debut on the streaming service next month, Netflix has shared a batch of character posters for Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery which put the spotlight on the returning Daniel Craig alongside new additions Josh O’Connor, Josh Brolin, Glenn Close, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Jeremy Renner, Andrew Scott, […]
Netflix shares new trailer for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
With less than a month to go until Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery lands on Netflix, the streamer has released another trailer for writer-director Rian Johnson’s newest Benoit Blanc whodunnit.The third instalment in the murder mystery franchise sees Daniel Craig’s renowned detective return for his most dangerous case to date, when he […]
Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc is back on the case in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery trailer
Following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this past weekend [read our ★★★★ review here], Netflix has shared a new trailer and promotional images for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, the latest Benoit Blanc film from writer-director Rian Johnson and star Daniel Craig; check it out below…Benoit Blanc (Daniel […]
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery teaser reveals December release date
Save the date for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, a new Benoit Blanc whodunnit from writer and director Rian Johnson.Announced at TUDUM 2025, the latest Knives Out film is set for a release on December 12th, just in time for the holiday (and awards) season. With a darker tone and another all-star […]
Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc is back in new Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery image
Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc is back on the case for another Knives Out mystery this year, and Netflix has whet our appetites for the next chapter in Rian Johnson’s mystery series with the release of a new image from Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery featuring Craig’s super sleuth alongside new co-star Josh […]
