Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

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Daniel Craig doubles the charm in Rian Johnson’s giddily entertaining Knives Out sequel. More playful than its predecessor but still as socially relevant, Rian Johnson’s Netflix film finds Daniel Craig in particularly debonair form.

Daniel Craig secured a nice little post-James Bond franchise for himself with Knives Out, director Rian Johnson’s revisionist murder mystery film that not only became a surprise hit in 2019, but is also largely responsible for reigniting interest in the long-dormant genre. It introduced Craig as the debonair detective Benoit Blanc, who returns this week in largely enjoyable Glass Onion (pointlessly subtitled as ‘A Knives Out Mystery’). The sequel follows a wave of eat-the-rich films and shows that have only increased in frequency after the pandemic magnified the wealth gap around the world.

This year alone, we’ve had a trinity of similarly themed satires such as Triangle of Sadness, The Menu, and the underwhelming second season of The White Lotus. Glass Onion might just be the most enjoyable of the lot.

Genres:Mystery, Crime
Director:JRian Johnson
Cast:Daniel Craig,Edward Norton,Janelle Monáe
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