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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Father Jud and Benoit Blanc in Blanc's car at night

Wake Up Dead Man Delivers On Director Rian Johnson's Original Knives Out Mission

By Michael Boyle 25 min ago

Like the previous two Knives Out mysteries, Wake Up Dead Man doesn't shy away from current events and modern politics. And that's by design.

Benoit Blanc, with half his face in shadow and half in sunlight, in Wake Up Dead Man

How Knives Out 3's Cinematographer Pulled Off Wake Up Dead Man's Boldest Visual Choice [Exclusive]

By Ben Pearson 12 hours ago

Steve Yedlin, the cinematographer of Wake Up Dead Man, tells /Film how they pulled off that great "sun going behind the clouds" effect in the church.

Collage of images from Primitive War, Mickey 17, Companion, and The Day the Earth Blew Up

13 Best Sci-Fi Movies Of 2025

By SlashFilm Staff 13 hours ago

Robot romances, dinosaur warfare, human cloning mishaps, and more! Here are the best sci-fi movies released in 2025.

Blanc next to Jud holding a piece of paper in Wake Up Dead Man

The Last Jedi Director Added A Sneaky Star Wars Reference In Knives Out 3

By Nina Starner 17 hours ago

You better believe The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson put a Star Wars reference in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

Nat Lee Simone Vera Martha Samson and Cy looking into the crypt confused in Wake Up Dead Man

Wake Up Dead Man Provides One Shocking First For The Knives Out Series

By Nina Starner 17 hours ago

We're three films into Rian Johnson's Knives Out series and the latest, Wake Up Dead Man, proves there's plenty more mysteries to solve.

Benoit holidng up an item while Geraldine and Jud look on in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man Has The Least Sympathetic Murder Victim Of The Knives Out Trilogy

By Nina Starner 20 hours ago

The main murder that kicks off the central mystery of Wake Up Dead Man features the most unsympathetic victim yet for the Knives Out series.

Images from Fixed, The Day the Earth Blew Up, KPop Demon Hunters, and Dog Man in a composite image

13 Best Animated Movies Of 2025

By SlashFilm Staff 21 hours ago

This year has seen some incredible animation, and not just from the usual suspects. Here are the best animated movies of 2025, with something for everybody.

Collage of characters from Superman, Sinners, 28 Years Later, Weapons, Eephus, and The Phoenician Scheme

30 Best Movies Of 2025

By SlashFilm Staff 22 hours ago

2025 has been a fantastic year for movies. As the year comes to a close, we've wrangled a list of the best films we saw over the past 12 months.

The Wake Up Dead Man suspects gather in a church and see something shocking

Wake Up Dead Man Suffers In One Key Way Compared To The Other Knives Out Movies

By Chris Evangelista 23 hours ago

Like the previous Knives Out movies, Wake Up Dead Man has an ensemble cast of memorable actors. And yet, a lot of them don't have much to do.

Owne Reiser sniffing a feather with Quentin Reiser looking on in Listers: A Slimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching

The Best Documentary Of 2025 Was Released Directly To YouTube

By Witney Seibold 1 day ago

If you're a fan of documentaries, one of the very best of 2025 is currently available to watch for free on YouTube. Here's why you don't want to miss it.

Jud and Blanc in the church looking over at someone in Wake Up Dead Man

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Ending Explained

By Nina Starner 1 day ago

Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig are back with another Knives Out Mystery, so we're examining the clues and breaking down the Wake Up Dead Man ending.

Ibrahim, Elizabeth, and Ron in front of a murder board in The Thursday Murder Club

Pierce Brosnan's Star-Studded 2025 Murder Mystery Movie Is One Of Netflix's Hidden Gems

By Nina Starner 1 day ago

Those who appreciate a cozy murder mystery movie would do well to check out this Netflix adaptation starring Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren (among others).

Susan screaming and riding a red scooter in Spy

10 Years Later, The Housemaid Director Paul Feig Gives A New Update About A Possible Spy 2

By Nina Starner 2 days ago

With his latest movie, The Housemaid, heading to theaters, we picked director Paul Feig's brain about a potential sequel to his hit 2015 action-comedy film Spy.

A collage of Kevin McAllister (Macaulay Culkin) clutching his face and screaming in Home Alone surrounded by Willie T. Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) in Bad Santa, Bess (Lynne Carver) and Ebenezer Scrooge (Reginald Owen) in A Christmas Carol (1938), Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) in Last Holiday (2006), and Susan Walker (Natalie Wood) and Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

12 Best Christmas Movies Streaming On Hulu

By Sam Stone 2 days ago

Get in the holiday spirit with this collection of Christmas movies streaming now on Hulu, featuring family fun, Santa Claus, and even a heist.

Ella McCay Review: James L. Brooks' Screwball Melodrama Revels In Being Old-Fashioned

By Bill Bria 3 days ago

With Ella McCay, James L. Brooks' commitment to old-fashioned screwball melodrama in an irony-poisoned world feels commendable. Here's our review.

Alan Rickman as Metatron, spreading his wings in Dogma

Kevin Smith Has The Perfect Replacement For The Late Alan Rickman In Dogma 2 [Exclusive]

By Ethan Anderton 3 days ago

Alan Rickman passed away in 2016, meaning he cannot return as Metatron in Dogma 2, but Kevin Smith already has someone in mind to honor the late actor.

Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith) stare in disbelief on a bridge in Dogma

Kevin Smith Has His Eyes On A Dune 2 Star To Play The Devil In Dogma 2 [Exclusive]

By Ethan Anderton 4 days ago

Kevin Smith is busy writing Dogma 2, and he already has a Dune 2 star in mind to play the Devil, who will have a significant role in the developing sequel.

This Buffy The Vampire Slayer Actress Got Her Start With Two Addams Family Roles

By Devin Meenan 4 days ago

Mercedes McNab, who played Harmony on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, got her start in the 1990s Addams Family movies. But did she play the same person in both films?

Animated Stan Lee holding onto a golf cart in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

Stan Lee Made A Cameo Appearance In Just One DC Movie (But He Did It Twice)

By Quinn Bilodeau 4 days ago

Stan Lee famously made many cameos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe before his passing, but he also made a singular appearance in a movie for DC Comics.

Judy Greer as Parker and Michael Shannon as Maynard Greiger are surrounded by townspeople in a general store in Pottersville

Michael Shannon Starred In This Quirky Christmas Movie That Confused Audiences

By Jeremy Smith 4 days ago

Making a weird movie for weird's sake rarely leads to anything good, as this off-beat Michael Shannon-starring Christmas comedy illustrates.

A composite image of stills from The Shop Around the Corner, Four Christmases, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Elf, and 8-Bit Christmas

15 Best Christmas Movies On HBO Max

By Russell Murray 4 days ago

While we wait to determine the fate of HBO Max in the midst of a Warner Bros. takeover, here are the best Christmas movies the streamer is offering now.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Had One Big Condition To Star In Twins

By Witney Seibold 4 days ago

Twins was a huge box office success, which just goes to show that Arnold Schwarzenegger made the right call when it came to his condition for starring in it.

Winona Ryder as Veronica looks dismayed as the titular Heathers laugh at a nasty prank

Heathers' Original Ending Was Way Too Dark For Hollywood

By Lee Adams 5 days ago

Heathers was considered pretty edgy and subversive in its time, although its original ending was a bridge too far for just about every studio in Hollywood.

Chris Pratt as Star-Lord in the Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians Of The Galaxy Director James Gunn Was Tricked Into Auditioning One Marvel Star

By Akos Peterbencze 5 days ago

James Gunn famously did not want to cast Chris Pratt as Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy, but the casting director tricked him into seeing Pratt's audition.