‘Knives Out’ First Reactions: TIFF Goes Wild for Rian Johnson’s Murder Mystery
Johnson’s Agatha Christie-inspired whodunnit “Knives Out” just made its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. Here are the first reactions.
Johnson’s Agatha Christie-inspired whodunnit “Knives Out” just made its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. Here are the first reactions.
Not since “Hamilton” has a juicy slice of entertainment been so openly determined to bridge the gap between old history and new language.
Bong Joon-ho’s Palme d’Or winner “Parasite” will also play at the genre festival, along with a special emphasis on Mexican genre film and LGBTQ+ stories.
Daniel Craig, Lakeith Stanfield, Michael Shannon, and more star in the director’s small-scale follow-up to “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”
Rian Johnson’s follow-up to “The Last Jedi” is a “whodunnit like no one else has dunnit.”
“The movie didn’t fill their expectations,” Oz said of “The Last Jedi” backlash. “But as filmmakers, we’re not here to fill people’s expectations.”
Production on “Knives Out,” starring Daniel Craig, begins this November.