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Benoit Blanc Takes up God in ‘Wake Up Dead Man’

December 10, 2025December 15, 2025 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Andrew Scott, Benoit Blanc, Cailee Spaeny, Catholic thriller, Daniel Craig, Daryl McCormack, detective fiction, Dorothy Sayers, Edgar Allan Poe, film review, G.K. Chesterton, Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, John Dickson Carr, Josh Brolin, Josh O'Connor, Kerry Washington, Knives Out, locked room mystery, Mila Kunis, murder mystery, Netflix, Rian Johnson, theatrical release, Thomas Haden Church, Wake Up Dead Man, whodunnit

Rian Johnson’s third Knives Out mystery is a holy whodunnit — a soulful satire and sermon

Knives Out in Toronto

September 8, 2025 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Agatha Christie, Amanda Seyfried, Andrew Scott, Anniston Bennet, Bad Apples, Ben Foster, Cailee Spaeny, Charles Blakey, Christy, Christy Martin, Corey Hawkins, Daniel Craig, Daryl McCormack, David Michôd, Dorothy Sayers, Edgar Allan Poe, Father Brown mysteries, G.K. Chesterton, Glass Onion, Glenn Close, J.D. Carr, Jefferson Wicks, Jeremy Renner, Jonathan Etzler, Josh Brolin, Josh O'Connor, Kerry Washington, Knives Out, Mila Kunis, Mona Fastvold, Nadia Latif, Netflix, Rian Johnson, Saoirse Ronan, Sydney Sweeney, The Hollow Man, Thomas Hayden Church, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival, Wake Up Dead Man, Walter Mosley, Willem Dafoe

Death is in the air at the Toronto International Film Festival

Netflix

Nothing Can Challenge Netflix

October 28, 2024October 31, 2024 Stephen Macaulay 0 Comments Disney, Jane Campion, Martin Scorsese, Max, Netflix, Noah Baumbach, Paramount, Rian Johnson, Squid Game, Stranger Things, Susanne Bier, The Coen Brothers, Wednesday, Which means it acquired the services of directors including Alfonso Cuaron

Look at the numbers. The streaming service has disrupted all aspects of the industry.

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BFG Podcast #091: ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance,’ ‘Poker Face’, and ‘Cunk on Earth’

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Cunk on Earth, Diane Morgan, Magic Mike's Last Dance, Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face, Rian Johnson

Our team breaks down the culture

Poker Face

Deal Us in for ‘Poker Face’

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Rachel Llewellyn 0 Comments Chloe Sevigny, Hong Chau, Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face, Rian Johnson, Russian Doll

Natasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson play a strong hand in the outstanding murder mystery series

Glass Onion

Knives Out for ‘Glass Onion’

December 30, 2022January 3, 2023 Jake Harris 0 Comments Ben Shapiro, Daniel Craig, Elon Musk, Glass Onion, Rian Johnson

The mystery of the never-ending discourse

Glass Onion

‘Glass’ More Than Half Full

December 19, 2022December 21, 2022 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment Daniel Craig, Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, Glass Onion, Janelle Monae, Jr., Kathryn Hahn, Knives Out, Leslie Odom, Rian Johnson

‘Glass Onion’, a ‘Knives Out’ sequel, is a wicked, vainglorious eat-the-rich satire

Toronto

Toronto is on the Menu

September 12, 2022September 16, 2022 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment Anya Taylor-Joy, Daniel Craig, Daniel Radcliffe, David Lynch, Edward Norton, Ethan Hawke, Glass Onion, Kate Hudson, Knives Out, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Ralph Fiennes, Rian Johnson, Steven Spielberg, The Fablemans, Toronto International Film Festival, Weird Al Yankovic

TIFF is back, featuring a ‘Knives Out’ sequel, a Spielberg semi-autobiography, a Weird Al parody biopic, and ‘The Menu’

FILM TELEVISION

What’s Next For Star Wars?

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 Jake Harris 1 Comment D.B. Weiss, David Benioff, Ewan McGregor, Jon Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, Kevin Feige, Rian Johnson, Star Wars, The Mandalorian

The Galaxy is Wide Open

The Star Works

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Adam Driver, C3PO, Carrie Fisher, Chewbacca, Daisy Ridley, Ian McDiarmid, J.J. Abrams, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Rian Johnson, Star Wars, The Rise of Skywalker

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’: Overstuffed but Entertaining Fan Service

Sharp

November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig, Don Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Katharine Langford, Knives Out, Michael Shannon, Rian Johnson, Toni Collette

‘Knives Out’ Reboots the All-Star Murder Mystery Genre

Joker’s to the Right

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Adam Driver, Adam Sandler, Anthony Hopkins, Armando Iannucci, Dev Patel, Joaquin Phoenix, Jojo Rabbit, Josh and Benny Safdie, Marielle Heller, Mr. Rogers, Noah Baumbach, Rian Johnson, Scarlett Johanssen, Taika Waititi, Todd Phillips, Tom Hanks

Hope and Despair at the Toronto International Film Festival

Featured Stories

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‘IF’: Imaginary Friends and Real Ryan Reynoldses

April 19, 2026April 19, 2026 Robert Dean 0

John Krasinski’s 2024 bomb hits Netflix and explodes into life

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In ‘Cinematic Immunity,’ Film Crews Get the Final Edit

April 14, 2026April 17, 2026 Gillian G. Gaar 0

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Plastic is Shrinking America’s Dicks

April 12, 2026April 17, 2026 Dan Friedman 0

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Houston, We Have Engagement!

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