‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Asks a Live Question
And why I need Rian Johnson to reread C.S. Lewis
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix) is the third entry in Rian Johnson’s series following Daniel Craig’s private detective Benoit Blanc. If you’ve seen either of the previous two films (or read any classic mystery book), you are aware of the general plot lines, but Wake Up Dead Man wrestles with deeper ideas.
What narratives do…
