Poker Face (2023)

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On the success of his Knives Out movies, Rian Johnson devised Poker Face, a sleuthing show at the intersection of Columbo and The Fugitive (with old school graphics to match), starring Natasha "Can do no wrong" Lyonne as Charlie Cale, a human lie detector on the run from a mobster who blames her for bad things happening at her last job. She travels America, sniffing out bullshit that lead her to solve so-called "perfect murders" (we're in on it, Columbo-style). But she's no cop, and how Charlie is integrated into the action is pretty clever, as is the means by which the malefactors are punished. It's just a lot of fun. Great music, cool editing, lots and lots of great guest stars chomping at the bit to work with the Johnson/Lyonne combo (who wouldn't?), and well-drawn characters living in backwater areas that haven't been done to death. I was wondering how they could "arc" the season and still keep things going, but the finale turned out to be a fun breaking of the mold that accomplished just that. 1 year 1 month ago