Tag: Knives Out

  • James Cameron Has a Rival for King of the Holidays as Two Rian Johnson Films Score Big in Home Viewing

    James Cameron Has a Rival for King of the Holidays as Two Rian Johnson Films Score Big in Home Viewing

    James Cameron, you’ve got company. Turns out, the “Avatar” filmmaker isn’t the only go-to movie franchise-creator who enjoyed some big success over New Years weekend (“Avatar: The Way of Water” has taken in 446 million so far with a lot to go). Rian Johnson, whose “Star Wars” episode “The Last Jedi” grossed 539 million at…

  • Glass Onion Cast & Director Answer Fan Questions in New Video

    Glass Onion Cast & Director Answer Fan Questions in New Video

    Netflix entered the New Year on fire thanks to the success of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. The second of Rian Johnson’s planned trilogy of Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) films took the witty, goofy detective to Greece and the private island of Miles Bron (Edward Norton) with a star-studded ensemble playing the billionaire’s eccentric…

  • The Knives Out Movies Reimagine the Modern Whodunit

    The Knives Out Movies Reimagine the Modern Whodunit

    With Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery now airing on Netflix to just as much well-deserved praise as its predecessor, Knives Out, it’s quite clear that director Rian Johnson has patented a terrific formula for creating the modern mystery whodunit. With the sequel soaring to the top of the streaming service’s movie rankings, we feel…

  • The Pale Blue Eye: Everything You Need to Know

    The Pale Blue Eye: Everything You Need to Know

    It’s finally that time of year when we all like to sit down and enjoy a classic, crime caper, and thankfully Netflix has delivered. Whether it be 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express, Knives Out, and the more recent Enola Holmes, there’s nothing like a healthy dose of mystery to spice up the Christmas and…

  • The Editing of ‘Glass Onion’ Is A Murder Mystery Magic Trick [Exclusive]

    The Editing of ‘Glass Onion’ Is A Murder Mystery Magic Trick [Exclusive]

    If you’ve seen “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” you know, like its predecessor, “Knives Out,” it’s a delicate, intricate web of intrigue with lots of characters and several mystery strings that can be pulled on. Cleverly written and directed by Rian Johnson, “Glass Onion” spins a lot of plates, including a dense murder mystery…

  • Glass Onion: Daniel Craig & Rian Johnson Call Steven Spielberg a Modern Master

    Glass Onion: Daniel Craig & Rian Johnson Call Steven Spielberg a Modern Master

    In 2019, writer and director Rian Johnson wowed audiences with his star-studded whodunnit, Knives Out, starring Daniel Craig as the southern aristocratic Detective Benoit Blanc, earning the filmmaker his first Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Now, the duo return in an all-new modern mystery, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, that features an entirely…

  • Knives Out Is the Perfect Pre-Thanksgiving Film

    Knives Out Is the Perfect Pre-Thanksgiving Film

    While viewers hopefully can’t identify with plotting to murder their family’s patriarch, Knives Out is full of plenty of dysfunctional family dynamics that most can, regrettably, relate to. Whether it’s overtly clashing personality types or subtle passive-aggressive digs, the Thrombeys are a reminder of why many dread family gatherings, which makes the whodunit the perfect…

  • Rian Johnson Is Keen to Expand the Knives Out Franchise Beyond His Films

    Rian Johnson Is Keen to Expand the Knives Out Franchise Beyond His Films

    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is soon making its theatrical debut before hitting Netflix next month. The surprising success of Rian Johnson’s 2019 Knives Out spurred the story into a franchise, and the upcoming sequel brings back Benoit Blanc in a new setting, tackling another mystery. While most directors will be happy to just…

  • ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ Trailer: Rian Johnson Returns With A New Benoit Blanc Whodunnit

    ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ Trailer: Rian Johnson Returns With A New Benoit Blanc Whodunnit

    The murder mystery is a subgenre that has experienced a significant renaissance in the last few years. And much of that is due to writer/director Rian Johnson who seemingly singlehandedly revitalized the genre with his commercial and critical smash hit “Knives Out” in 2019. The whodunnit allows filmmakers to gather a large cast with exuberant…

  • ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ Trailer: The Bodies Pile Up in Benoit Blanc’s New Whodunnit

    ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ Trailer: The Bodies Pile Up in Benoit Blanc’s New Whodunnit

    The knives — and detective Benoit Blanc — are ready to come out this Thanksgiving. The full-length trailer for “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” has been released by Netflix.The film is a followup to Rian Johnson’s 2019 box office hit “Knives Out,” a whodunnit murder mystery throwback starring Daniel Craig as Blanc, a brilliant…