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

Former newscaster Sir Trevor McDonald, former chef Metropolitan detective superintendent Colin Sutton and psychologist Dr Donna Youngs explore potential new victims of Fred and Rosemary West, investigating suspicious sites where bodies may be buried based on new leads.
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
Lee Daniels’s Billie Holiday biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday was released on February 26th, 2021, and my immediate reaction to it was one of discomfort.
For one widowed father and his five kids, an extraordinary gift will change their lives forever.
Adam Sandler goes hard as an NBA scout in this male-heavy sports-drama.
A refreshing twist is that all the kids’ powers are…kind of useless. There’s a kid who can only move in slow motion, a kid who has every power in the world but can only use them randomly, and our main character Missy who has no powers at all. The thesis of the film seems to be that it doesn’t matter what kind of powers you have, its the way you use them, which is good for the warm and fuzzies.
The second film takes us on Peter's journey to be understood.