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It’s time to pick up your pipe and magnifying glass because, in this episode of The Cinematic Schematic, we’re going beyond the donut’s donut hole and into the fragile china set to solve another Rian Johnson whodunnit in his new film, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. To peel back the layers of Johnson’s meticulously plotted story, we’re joined by No Film School‘s managing editor, Jo Light, GoodTrash Media co-founder, Arthur Gordon, and our very own Daniel Bokemper and Caleb Masters to review the film in a spoiler-free discussion before cracking open a few of the themes in a spoiler-filled breakdown.
Following the huge critical and box office success of Knives Out in 2019, Glass Onion and a yet-to-be-made sequel were won by Netflix in a bidding war between Apple, Amazon, and the original distributor Lionsgate. The price tag for the rights to make the two sequels are said to have cost Netflix $469 million. According to Hollywood Reporter, “The pact gave Johnson immense creative control, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. He doesn’t have to take notes from the streamer. The only contingencies were that Craig must star in the sequels and that each must have at least the budget of the 2019 movie, which was in the $40 million range. Sources say that Johnson, Bergman and Craig stand to walk away with upward of $100 million each.” (Take that, Star Wars!)
With such an astronomical budget and the near-unlimited freedom provided by the streamer, can Rian Johnson top his previous star-studded breakout caper?
The film debuts in select theaters for a 1 week-only engagement starting on Wednesday, Nov. 23 (today) before it hits Netflix on Dec. 23rd. Tune into our full review discussion to hear our thoughts on how well Johnson pays homage to Agatha Christie, “eat the rich!” and how satisfying the reveal plays out.
Special Guests
Arthur Gordon
Co-host of GoodTrash Genrecast and GoodTrash Media co-founder
Follow Arthur on Twitter @thearthurgordon
Jo Light
Managing Editor at No Film School
Follow Jo on Twitter @jo_lightly
Daniel Bokemper
Contributor at The Cinematropolis
Follow Daniel on Twitter @Daniel_Bokemper
For more from Daniel, read his full written review of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
About Glass Onion
According to IMDB, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is described as:
Famed Southern detective Benoit Blanc travels to Greece for his latest case.
If you want more like Glass Onion:
Arthur Gordon Recommends
Books – The Woman in Cabin 10 and One By One by Ruth Ware – Available to purchase on Amazon
Jo Light and Daniel Bokemper Recommend
Movie – Bodies Bodies Bodies – Available to buy or rent VOD
Listen to The Cinematic Schematic review in part 3 of our August movie round-up
Caleb Masters Recommends
Movie – Scream (2022) – Now streaming on Paramount+
Listen to our The Cinematic Schematic review
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