Knives Out: Sharpest Writing of 2019?
Knives Out doesn’t just defy the whodunit narrative, it uses the weaknesses to its advantage. It’s well aware of the genre’s faults and tropes

A blind dog has been digging in a suburban villa. The father takes his hunting rifle and goes to kill it. Meanwhile, it turns out that his daughter is nearby with her artist friend. A conflict breaks out between the neighbors in the village.
Knives Out doesn’t just defy the whodunit narrative, it uses the weaknesses to its advantage. It’s well aware of the genre’s faults and tropes
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