Films That Influenced WAKE UP DEAD MAN with Rian Johnson

In this special bonus episode, Brian is joined by filmmaker Rian Johnson to talk about several films that were influences on his new Benoit Blanc KNIVES OUT Mystery - WAKE UP DEAD MAN. Check out WAKE UP DEAD MAN on Netflix now and in Theaters now as well. For Theaters showing the film near you, check out this link: Consider supporting Pure Cinema (and getting monthly bonus content) via our Patreon (5$/ month gets you everyhting): Brian's Directed By shirts can be found here: The show is now on BlueSky: As are Brian: Elric: and the New Beverly:

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Films That Influenced WAKE UP DEAD MAN with Rian Johnson is an episode from Pure Cinema Podcast by Brian Saur & Elric Kane.

This episode is 28:44 long.

This episode was published on Dec 12, 2025.

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