Wake Up Dead Man (2025)
Starring : Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Josh Brolin, Glenn Close, et. Al Directed By : Rian Johnson Available on : Netflix Wake Up Dead Man is the third in the Benoit Blanc series of whodunnit stories - a film that once again showcases Rian Johnson’s gift with dialogue and clever plotting mechanics. It’s a film that, while not perfect, closes out what may be one of the highest-quality trilogies that you’ll see in modern film and also features a genuine starring turn by Josh O’Connor. It’s twisty, turny, timey-wimey and if you liked the first two films in the series you’ll almost certainly like this one as well. As is always the story with these types of films (the Agatha Christie-style murder mystery), we first meet the players - which this time around centres completely around a catholic church in upstate New York, including the rather-bullish priest (Josh Brolin), his new protege (Josh O’Connor), the head of the church booster program (Glenn Close) and notable parishioners - am...