The new series ‘Poker Face’ is a throwback to ‘Columbo,’ and while it might not be instantly obvious, Natasha Lyonne is the Peter Falk of her generation, our critic writes.
who directed and wrote some, though not all, of the episodes. His sense of structure — the idea that you don't withhold everything until the end, even in something that's done in the style of a mystery — recalledto begin with. So it makes sense that he's created a show here that, in a similar fashion, shows the crime itself at the top, then tells the longer story of how it came to happen and how it unravels.
One advantage of this format is that it allows Charlie to cross paths with an impressive lineup of guest stars. There's trucker played by Hong Chau, feuding actors played by Ellen Barkin and Tim Meadows, a barbecue entrepreneur played by Lil Rel Howery, retirement community residents played by Judith Light andlegend S. Epatha Merkerson, and musicians played by Chloe Sevigny and The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle.
Lil Rel Howery is just one of the guest stars who crosses paths with Charlie as she runs from her problems.Lil Rel Howery is just one of the guest stars who crosses paths with Charlie as she runs from her problems.And at the center of the show and its appeal is Natasha Lyonne.
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