"MILES PARKS, HOST: Starting around Thanksgiving, my Kindle is basically exclusively Irish detective novels. I mean, when it's cold outside, is there anything cozier? That genre, the whodunit genre, has also had a big resurgence on the screen as well, with the success of the "Knives Out" franchise. The latest, "Wake Up Dead Man," is in theaters now and also streaming on Netflix."
"HOLMES: I actually really, really like it. I've seen it twice. The first time I saw it, I really liked it. The second time I saw it, I really loved it. I think that it's the most sort of soulful of these films. It has a story that is deeply about faith. It's a story about a monsignor who is murdered, and the suspect is a young priest who had clashed with him."
Whodunit fiction has experienced a screen resurgence driven by the Knives Out franchise. Wake Up Dead Man is the latest installment and is available in theaters and on Netflix. The plot centers on the murder of Monsignor Wix and the investigation that focuses on Fr. Jud Duplenticy, a young priest who clashed with the monsignor. Benoit Blanc conducts the inquiry and develops a close relationship with the young priest. The film foregrounds questions of faith, moral complexity, and character-driven emotion while retaining classic mystery plotting and investigative tension.
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