Glass Onion: A Knives Out mysteryis on Netflix now.

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Here, the writer-director breaks down his latest mystery.

1.Kim Kardashians Influence

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2.A Silly Gotcha

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Helen pulls you in more.

He thinks of the detective as a collaborator.

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Its always going to be somebody who actually has skin in the game in the story.

Its like watching somebody pull off a magic trick.

3.The Obvious Villain

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There are a dozen things like that, Johnson says.

Americans have a very instinctual thing of mistaking wealth for competence or intelligence, Johnson says.

For all of my self-awareness, I know I have it inside me too.

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4.The Cameos

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Theyre both cool with it, and I really hope they bring those products to market, Johnson says.

But its Blancs lockdown Zoom hangout which features the most trivia-worthy array of whodunit-adjacent figures.

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Segan, whos been in all of Johnsons films, actually played a Massachusetts State Policeman inKnives Out.

5.That Burn the Rich Ending

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And for the viewers sharp-eyed enough to catch it, theres a god-emperor-has-no-clothes joke tucked into the setting.

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