Glass Onion
As evidenced by the James Bond adventures, The Godfather Part II, The Empire Strikes Back, and Terminator 2: Judgement Day, the sequel to a tremendously successful film frequently seeks to outdo it. In " Knives Out ," directed by Rian Johnson , a retro whodunit that takes place in the mansion of a murdered mystery author, Agatha Christie 's storytelling brilliance is recreated. It served as a hilariously cathartic reminder that a movie style we associate with old Hollywood might still take a stand for justice in the multiplex. Benoit Blanc , played by Daniel Craig , was a cynically cunning genius who was more super than any superhero. He was a Southern gentleman's take on Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot . Even though the title makes no reference to the Beatles, Johnson's thriller " Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery " is brazen enough to use a Beatles song in its title. It describes the stunning onion-shaped glass chamber that is perched atop a home o...
