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

Maksym Shadko performs Borys Lyatoshynsky’s Slavonic Concerto with the Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra and members of the Kyiv Camerata, conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson. Part of europiano, ARTE's special day celebrating the piano concerto across Europe.
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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