Spotlight REVIEW Review: ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ keeps the audience guessing Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Dec 19, 2025 Dec 19, 2025 Updated Jan 7, 2026 0 × Bruce Miller Lee Enterprises Bruce Miller, Lee Enterprises' entertainment reporter, says that "Wake Up Dead Man" is one of the best of Netflix's "Knives Out" whodunits. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save James Bond may have made Daniel Craig a star, but the “Knives Out” series will secure his place as an actor of the highest caliber.kA 4=2DDlQI0I0|D@}@C>2=Qmx? E96 =2E6DE @FE:?8[ “(2<6 &A s625 |2?[” 9:D 492C24E6C[ q6?@:E q=2?4[ 5@6D?’E DE2CE A:64:?8 E@86E96C 4=F6D F?E:= H6’G6 8@EE6? A=6?EJ @7 324<DE@CJ]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQI0I0|D@}@C>2=Qmp J@F?8 AC:6DE WA=2J65 3J y@D9 ~’r@??@CX 92D 366? 2DD:8?65 E@ ~FC {25J @7 !6CA6EF2= u@CE:EF56 :? FADE2E6 }6H *@C<] w6’D F?56C E96 E9F>3 @7 |@?D:8?@C y6776CD@? 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What can we learn from the Golden Globe nominations? | Streamed & Screened What stories do the 2026 Golden Globe nominations tell? Also: Hear from the stars of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians."
What to Stream: 'Stranger Things,' Jennifer Lawrence, 'Ne Zha II' and Kate Winslet Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week: Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade and Peacock’s “The Copenhagen Test.”
Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson work to approximate impersonators in ‘Song Sung Blue’ Hugh Jackman stars as a Neil Diamond impersonator in “Song Sung Blue,” a story about resilience, love and holding onto dreams.
A big action film like ‘F1’ takes more than races to succeed, says director Joseph Kosinski The key to making a film like “F1” is fairly simple: Make sure you include “what gets people out of their homes and into the theater,” says di…
The best films of 2025: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ lead list This year’s best films come from a number of countries and feature some of the finest performances in decades.
Movies in a Minute: "Wake Up Dead Man" Bruce Miller, Lee Enterprises' entertainment reporter, says that "Wake Up Dead Man" is one of the best of Netflix's "Knives Out" whodunits.
