Wake Up Dead Man

"Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" (dir. Rian Johnson) continues the whodunit series with Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc investigating amid a star-studded, diverse ensemble (Kerry Washington, Daryl McCormack, Cailee Spaeny, Josh O'Connor, et al.). Like predecessors, it satirizes wealth and privilege with light progressive jabs at inequality, but emphasizes clever plotting and twists over overt messaging. Diverse casting feels organic to the ensemble format, not forced identity politics. Minimal social justice preaching; storytelling dominates.