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#355 (no ads): With Friends Like These, Pt. 2 — Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Patreon)

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2022-12-27 05:00:02
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2022-12

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Rian Johnson’s new Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is openly indebted to the 1973 Herbert Ross whodunnit The Last of Sheila (and has the Stephen Sondheim cameo to prove it), but perhaps even more so to the 2019 Rian Johnson whodunnit referenced in its subtitle. So our spoiler-laden discussion of Glass Onion begins by wrestling with the inevitable comparisons to its predecessor film before diving deeper into what distinguishes this more playful, “extremely online” Benoit Blanc romp. Then we bring The Last of Sheila back into the discussion to see how Johnson’s new film lines up with his stated inspiration point, comparing the two films’ respective deployment of manipulative game-play, their satire of/contempt for the wealthy and well-connected, and their gleeful upending of conventional whodunnit structure. Plus, ahead of next week’s best of 2022 episode, we offer up some last-minute recommendations for December viewing in Your Next Picture Show.

Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about The Last of Sheila, Glass Onion, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, leaving a short voicemail at 773-234-9730, or commenting on our Patreon (patreon.com/NextPictureShow), where you can also find bonus episodes and more.

Outro music: “Mona Lisa” by Nat King Cole

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mereduck

Re: Glass Onion casting and the perceived lack of a "Raquel Welch"-eque level of "playing to type" — One odd little rhyme between Kate Hudson and Birdie Jay that I don't think I heard mentioned (and hasn't really garnered as much attention as I'd expect) is that Hudson did co-found an athleisure clothing line which was tainted by sweatshop controversy in spring 2021, shortly before G.O. would have been filming. (Source: "Workers in Factory That Makes Kate Hudson's Fabletics Activewear Allege Rampant Sexual and Physical Abuse" https://time.com/5959197/fabletics-factory-abuse-allegations/ ) Various actions were taken (temporary factory closure, Hudson reducing her role in the company, etc), but most would have been after shooting in summer 2021. In this light, does her casting (and acceptance of the role) read as more daring? Self-deprecatory? Perhaps even tasteless? ... Or maybe it's just a sad coincidence / inevitability given modern clothing manufacture. (Much like the serendipitous timing of Elon's antics). Anyway, thank you TNPS for the great eps to close out 2022, happy new year!

Sean McGivern

A terrific one to end the year, thank you. I am a little surprised that you were all convinced that Miles is solely Elon. He seemed a fairly clear pastiche of several founder-types to me: Zuckerberg and Jobs in particular. Surely Klear is to Alpha as the Metaverse is to Meta / Facebook? And there are definite shades of Saverin and Wozniak in what happened to Andi. I’m not saying there’s no Musk there, but I don’t see him as purely any one person.