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Deja View – Detective Films

By Christopher Meadows and Jordan Costolo • April 17, 2026

Continuing their discussion of the crime genre, hosts Christopher Meadows and Jordan Costolo cover the ins and outs of detective mystery films while taking a look at "The Third Man" (1949), "Vertigo" (1958) and "Knives Out" (2019).

Review: Natasha Lyonne leads a new whodunnit

By Lily Lipka, Staff Writer • March 22, 2023

Following the widely successful first two “Knives Out” films, Rian Johnson takes the murder mystery genre to television with “Poker Face.”

Review: Murder mystery peels back layers of genre

By Patrick Mazzella, Staff Writer • December 7, 2022

The sequel to the smash hit "Knives Out" delivers, with Rian Johnson crafting a grand, hilarious mystery that does not fall into the same tropes.

“Eat the rich” phenomenon dominates popular films

By Elijah de Castro • May 19, 2020

When looking back on the most popular films of 2019, I noticed a trend. These films featured characters on the bottom of the socioeconomic spectrum enacting vengeance on those at the top. While the mainstream...

‘Deja View’- “Knives Out” vs “Clue”

February 14, 2020

https://soundcloud.com/ithacan-main/deja-view-knives-out-vs-clue In host Rachael Weinberg’s first episode rolling solo, she reviews Knives Out (2019) and compares it to Clue (1985) to reveal the influence...

Review: Sharp performances bring edge to film

By Liam Conway • December 10, 2019

Which celebrity killed Christopher Plummer in “Knives Out”? Was it Michael Shannon or Jamie Lee Curtis? Perhaps it was Don Johnson, LaKeith Stanfield or Katherine Langford. Maybe it was even Captain...

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