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I thought Rian Johnson used his time effectively on this film. I have no complaints about the length of it. Sometimes, a movie that uses its time effectively is still long, just by the virtue of how much it has to do. But this one didn't feel long to me personally.

It seems to me the nice thing about the setup for this series is that each film is its own thing. The whole case and cast and setting will reset for the next film. So even if you didn't like Glass Onion (which, for the record, I did), you might find the third film much more enjoyable. The next...

How many different times could one detective be anonymously invited somewhere? I liked that it was referencing the other time because when I saw this happen in the film and was taking it at face value, I immediately thought, "This is the second time in two movies that Blanc has been anonymously...

I think it is pretty clear that he is directly referencing the events of the previous film. However, I don't think anyone needs to have seen the previous film in order to understand the scene. Braun doesn't know the events to which Blanc is referring here; only the audience would. So if you...

Here is the exact clip from Glass Onion where Knives Out is referenced.

Johnson has said during press interviews for Glass Onion that he wrote that movie before shopping it to studios, so Netflix was able to see the script before making their deal. He has also indicated that he has not yet written the third film. So I guess it would depend on how long that takes...

I've been saying this since the beginning and here is Rian Johnson saying it. https://deadline.com/2022/12/glass-onion-director-rian-johnson-laments-film-knives-out-title-1235207159

Rian Johnson and Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick) discuss their respective films.

On another note, Rian Johnson was on Jeopardy today with whodunit clues to tie in with the release of Glass Onion. The clip of the category is below.

The movie title is Glass Onion. It never says "A Knives Out Mystery" on screen. That's just Netflix branding it because they don't think audiences will understand that it is a sequel to Knives Out unless they spell it out. Audiences don't have a problem identifying James Bond films as...

Do you have a source for this information? Although the lack of showtimes seems to support this statement, I have not seen it reported anywhere. I think money is money at this point and the theaters aren't going to stand on ceremony. My local theater is booking The Fabelmans this weekend...

Glass Onion drops on Netflix on Friday. All of my local theaters have now finalized their showtimes for the upcoming weekend, including the place where I saw it last month. None of them are showing it this weekend. So I think Deadline was wrong about that and Netflix is keeping the movie...

Janelle Monae was on Jimmy Kimmel to talk about Glass Onion.

I think theaters would probably take it in December just to have something to show that isn't Avatar. My local theater is bringing back Top Gun: Maverick this weekend, which did initially respect the theatrical window over the summer but is now widely available digitally and has probably...

This is not in the title of the film itself. Netflix added it to the promotional material. In the film, it is just Glass Onion. Also, Variety says theaters asked for Glass Onion to go wider and play longer and Netflix refused...

You are correct that there is no source text for Glass Onion. Rian Johnson made up the story out of his head. However, the Academy considers the "source text" to be Knives Out.

And yet movies based on true events can be considered original. Spotlight is a recent example which won Best Original Screenplay for Tom McCarthy. The movie is based on true events and includes actors playing real people. McCarthy had more to go off of in writing Spotlight than Johnson did...

The Academy's rationale is that a sequel is adapted because the characters were originally created for a previous work. I personally disagree with that logic because the writers of an original screenplay still have to create a new story from scratch for their existing characters to go through...

Sequels are always eligible in Adapted because the Academy feels they are "based on" the original. We've seen Toy Story 3 and the Before Sunrise sequels (Before Sunset and Before Midnight) nominated as Adapted for this reason. I think this is really stupid and they should consider sequels as...

That is my understanding as well. I stayed for the credits. Lionsgate's logo was not there.

Yes, I would, because anything that gets Netflix and the big movie theater chains to cooperate is a positive in my book. With the success of this release, it becomes more likely that they could work together again. While I certainly feel for fans who don't have the movie in their area yet, the...

I think that part of the fun of the first one was due to it being new and unexpected. Now, everyone has high expectations for another film because of how good the first one was, so this one is not as much of a surprise. But I don't think Glass Onion on its own terms could have been much better...

Within the world that Benoit Blanc inhabits, this didn't bother me at all. If that actually happened in the world, obviously there would be a different conversation. But I thought it was hilarious in fiction. That would be the logical thing to do if the studio was concerned about making as...

I read at one of the trades that it is only in 638 theaters. That's more than a super-limited NY/LA type run, but it is definitely more moderate than a typical traditional release would have had. This probably explains why it isn't in your areas. Netflix is not reporting numbers officially...

I think this was a compromise situation between the major theater chains and Netflix. It is essentially having a month's window even though it will only play for a week. So it's going to disappear between the end of the theatrical engagement and the Netflix launch. The chains obviously wanted...

I agree. This year has had a lot of franchise films sequels that disappointed in comparison to their predecessors. I'm really glad that this one was extremely satisfying. One of the best things about it is how it doesn't feel like Knives Out 2 at all. Johnson could have plugged in another...

I got tickets for Wednesday night and was surprised to see that only 15 seats remain unsold at this point for a show that is four days away. Most movies do not generate a large advance sale around me unless it is a Marvel or Star Wars opening. For Glass Onion to be selling this well at this...

I'm sure it is to the benefit of the theaters to emphasize this. They want to make sure that people know you can't count on it sticking around and have to go out for it right away. The first film was really leggy. I saw it at Thanksgiving and then saw it again in January 2020 and it was still...