Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne’s ‘Poker Face’ Is Still Quite the Card Trick in Season 2: TV Review

‘Poker Face’ Season 2 Review: Rian Johnson Ups the Chaotic Ante in Peacock’s Comforting Howcatchem

Sleuths, by and large, aren’t given the luxury of lying low. Worn-down beat detectives are always getting called to the next crime scene. Part-time investigators can’t resist a femme fatale’s desperate pleas (or ample pocketbook). But even when you set aside their professional obligations, puzzle-solvers usually don’t know what to do with themselves when the game is not yet afoot. Typically, gumshoes crack cases by compulsion. Take Rian Johnson’…

Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne’s ‘Poker Face’ Is Still Quite the Card Trick in Season 2: TV Review

Ever since “The Pitt” premiered in January, the Max medical drama has been held up as an example of how streaming services can embrace the lost art of the procedural. Four months later, reinforcements have arrived in the informal campaign to preserve classical TV structure. A collaboration between “Glass Onion” filmmaker Rian Johnson and “Russian […]

Stream It Or Skip It: 'Poker Face' Season 2 on Peacock, where Charlie...

Among the guest stars in Season 2 are Cynthia Erivo, John Mulaney, Richard Kind, Katie Holmes, Alia Shawkat, Awkwafina and Giancarlo Espositio.