Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

How do you follow Knives Out? Apparently with a Greek island, a stack of puzzle boxes, and a host who is way less clever than his own invitations. Edward Norton’s Miles Bron is the joke and the problem: he’s such an obvious fraud that the movie works overtime to keep the mystery feeling mysterious. Then it rewinds halfway through and replays the weekend from a new angle, which is a fun trick and also a long one at 139 minutes. Daniel Craig is having the time of his life, wearing outfits a pool float would envy and drawling every line like it’s dessert. Janelle Monáe carries the emotional weight, Kate Hudson’s Birdie is a walking public relations disaster, and Dave Bautista brings real menace to a guy who livestreams for a living. A 7.4 because it’s a blast while it’s on and a little hollow after. $6.27 says you call something obvious a glass onion this week and your friends roll their eyes in unison.

What works: Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc, Janelle Monáe’s layered performance, and a midpoint rewind that recasts the whole weekend.

What doesn’t: Miles is so plainly a fraud that the solution feels like a shrug, and the rewind makes a long movie feel even longer.

Who it’s for: People who like a whodunit with jokes and don’t mind when the answer is sitting right in front of them.