Rian Johnson's cool, clever Knives Out series is yet to stumble review

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"Early on in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) uncovers the ingredients of his latest murder case written on a piece of paper: a laundry list of literary classics, among them John Dickson Carr's The Hollow Man, Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, and Edgar Allan Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue. It's a refreshing set of references to see one that speaks to the stylistic breadth of the genre that's so often forgotten."

The Independent covers issues from reproductive rights and climate change to Big Tech, emphasizing on-the-ground reporting and careful parsing of facts from messaging. Donations fund journalists to report from both sides of a story and keep reporting accessible without paywalls, relying on support from those who can afford it. Early in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, detective Benoit Blanc discovers a laundry list of classic literary influences, including works by John Dickson Carr, Agatha Christie and Edgar Allan Poe. The Knives Out series blends Christie-inflected settings with varied stylistic riffs and Gothic flair across three films.

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