Netflix’s best movies deserve more time on the big screen
A still from Frankenstein.Like the rest of the Knives Out movies, Wake Up Dead Man is full of extremely fun revelations - the kind that can turn the whodunit story on its head and, as was the case for many of those attending the film's premiere in Toronto, Canada, produce audible gasps. Those shared moments of surprise are part of what makes the movie such a great theatrical experience, so it sucks that most people won't get the opportunity to see it in a theater at all.
Wake Up Dead Man isn't alone. Netflix was very present at the Toronto International Film Festival this year, with films like Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, Edward Berger's Ballad of a Small Play ...