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Knives Out (2019)

Directed by Rian Johnson•2h 11m•Published Feb 26, 2021•Episode length 1h 53m
Episode 56 - Knives Out
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Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig
Benoit Blanc
Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Ransom Drysdale
Ana de Armas
Ana de Armas
Marta Cabrera
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis
Linda Drysdale
Michael Shannon
Michael Shannon
Walt Thrombey
Don Johnson
Don Johnson
Richard Drysdale
Toni Collette
Toni Collette
Joni Thrombey
LaKeith Stanfield
LaKeith Stanfield
Lieutenant Elliott
Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer
Harlan Thrombey
Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Meg Thrombey

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Rian Johnson
Rian Johnson
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Overview

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

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For this bonus episode we commemerate the career of Christopher Plummer by reviewing one of his very last films, in the whodunnit from Rian Johnson, Knives Out . Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Ethan – as we act as deputies for Benoit Blanc in hunting down the killer of Harlan …

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For this bonus episode we commemerate the career of Christopher Plummer by reviewing one of his very last films, in the whodunnit from Rian Johnson, Knives Out.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Ethan – as we act as deputies for Benoit Blanc in hunting down the killer of Harlan Thrombey.  We’re looking for donut holes in our 56th episode as we discuss:

  • How Rian Johnson could make something as universally satisfying as Knives Out after something as divisive as The Last Jedi
  • Which character may prove that the corruption of inherited wealth has little to do with ethnicity
  • Does Marta always act in the moral good, as the film would suggest?
  • How great Chris Evans is when acting against type
  • How great Daniel Craig is in general.  Is he a great actor?
  • Ethan has some thoughts on performative wokeness and Ian slams someone for referencing Hamilton 
  • How insensitive it is for the interviews to take place on a chair of knives after the patriarch has just slit his own throat with a knife
  • How fantastic the casting and acting in this film is overall
  • Whether we would want to see another Benoit Blanc film
  • Whether or not Knives Out is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/