The one where we review Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

🎬 Welcome to The Flixters! Your Weekly Movie Mania Starts Now! 🍿Put on your detective hat and sharpen your wit, because the world's greatest private investigator is back, and so are we!This week, we're deep-diving into the third, darkest, and arguably most devilish mystery from writer-director Rian Johnson: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)! Daniel Craig returns as the one-of-a-kind Southern sleuth, Benoit Blanc, tackling a seemingly impossible locked-room murder at a gothic-looking Catholic parish. With a jaw-dropping ensemble cast (including Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, and Jeremy Renner), we discuss if this twisty, complex whodunnit is the best entry in the series yet.Fun Flix Fact: Director Rian Johnson drew heavily on the works of classic mystery writers like John Dickson Carr (master of the locked-room mystery) and even themes from Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None to craft this chilling and contained new case!What do a fastidious private detective and an even more fastidious art dealer have in common? They both love a good case... and maybe a signature facial accessory!For its 10th anniversary, we’re looking back at the 2015 action-comedy Mortdecai, starring Johnny Depp as the debonair, debt-ridden art dealer Charlie Mortdecai. This globe-trotting caper about a stolen Goya painting and a search for Nazi gold gives us plenty to discuss—from its madcap, silly tone to the incredible supporting cast including Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, and Paul Bettany.Fun Flix Fact: Paul Bettany, who plays Mortdecai's faithful and highly effective manservant Jock, performed nearly all his own elaborate stunt work for the film's action sequences!Press play for the friendliest film discussions this side of Hollywood! It's all the movies you love, the facts you need, and the banter you crave.Don't miss a single review! Hit that Subscribe button, tell a friend, and join The Flixters family!00:00 Intro 03:18 Shoutouts06:25 Movie News20:34 New on Streaming26:05 New Trailers35:09 Anniversary Corner37:31 Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Review47:34 OutroThis episode is proudly sponsored by Zencastr. Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr