Golden Age Whodunits Are Back—and a Sign of Our Times

Dec 25 2022 by The Daily Beast

 
Photo Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty and Netflix

Knives Out was the last movie I saw in theaters before the pandemic began, and the first movie in 20 years for which I’ve seriously considered hiding in the bathroom and sneaking back to immediately watch it all over again. I didn’t sneak—barely—but am looking forward to Friday’s Netflix debut of Glass Onion, Knives Out’s anthological sequel, with an enthusiasm far exceeding my anticipation of just about...

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