More than a whodunit: ‘Glass Onion’ examines our complicity in society’s evils

If “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” was merely an excuse for some of the best film actors in the world to hang out on a Greek island and play uproarious characters in a silly whodunit movie, that would’ve been enough.

And while “Glass Onion” certainly grabs our attention with popcorn-flick fun and spectacle, it transcends its genre to become a masterwork of social satire. The movie’s targets include megalomaniac billionaires, corrupt politicians, internet influencers, blabbermouthed celebrities, and maybe even all of us watching, too.

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As in the original “Knives Out,” Craig’s performance is set against a star-studded ensemble cast playing rich people behaving badly. The richest and worst of them this time around is Miles Bron (Edward Norton), tech billionaire and a stand-in for men like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump. He talks in pseudo-intellectual business aphorisms about “true disruption” and “infraction points.” The film’s social commentary revolves around him.

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“Glass Onion” pulls off the paradoxical achievements of providing nonstop entertainment while making us examine our complicity in the evils that bring us our entertainment.

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