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The Cinematic Schematic is bringing out the magnifying glass, busting out the pipe, and putting all the pieces together to discuss whodunnit in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.
It’s been three years since Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc solved the case of tech billionaire arrogance in Glass Onion. Blanc stars in another Rian Johnson whodunnit. This time he investigates the story of a young preist who stumbles into a deadly case after being reassigned to a new parish.
Another all-star cast of suspects join Craig including Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church.
Knives Out (2019) enjoyed big box office succes, and Glass Onion won huge critical acclaim. Can Johnson capture lightning in a bottle a third time?
The Critics on the Case
Hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman return to the scene of the film to render their verdict.
Episode Time Stamps
0:00 – Teaser and intro
4:07 – Ice-breaker question: What major film franchise deserves a whodunnit treatment?
10:26 – What did we think of the first two Knives Out films from Rian Johnson?
16:49 – Spoiler-free review of Wake Up Dead Man
34:13 – Letter grade verdicts
36:06 – Alternate media recommendations
42:07 – Spoilers begin
42:20 – Wake Up Dead Man takes on science, faith, cons, and the cult of personality
59:02 – The Power of “Reveal,” vs “Revelation.”
1:10:17 – Wrap-up
About Wake Up Dead Man:
According to the internet, Wake Up Dead Man is described as:
Detective Benoit Blanc is called to investigate a murder at a small-town church with a dark history, a case he takes on with a skeptical priest.
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