Intentionally Blank The Best Knives Out Movie — Intentionally Blank Ep. 257
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May 6, 2026 They unpack the bizarre Kit Kat heist and speculate how 72 tons of candy vanished in transit. A deep dive into the new Knives Out film covers tone shifts, structure, and a delayed detective payoff. Conversation touches on religion as a narrative center, a major hallucination trick, and how unreliable storytelling shapes the mystery.
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The 12 Ton KitKat Heist
- Dan tells the story of the Italy-to-Poland shipment where 12 tons (413,793 four-finger bars) of KitKats vanished mid-route with no leads.
- They calculate thieves stole 1,655 KitKat "fingers" and joke about names like the "Kit Kat burglars."
When Students Don't Know Denouement Or Floppy Disks
- Brandon recounts classroom moments where students didn't know the word denouement and later asked what a floppy disk was.
- He uses these examples to illustrate generational gaps and feeling unexpectedly old teaching today.
Rian Johnson Reinvents Each Knives Out Film
- Brandon and Dan note Rian Johnson intentionally varies style across the Knives Out films rather than repeating the same formula.
- Wake Up Dead Man is a character-driven drama/locked-room mystery, Glass Onion is more comedic, and Knives Out balances warmth and humor.