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  1. can’t read my
    Poker Face - Season 1
    Poker Face Season Two? We Wouldn’t Lie About ItJohn Mulaney, Ego Nwodim, and Sam Richardson will all guest star.
    By Jason P. Frank
  2. case open
    "Dune: Part Two" World Premiere - VIP Access
    Wake Up Dead Man Introduces Its SuspectsWho are they, and who should they play?
    By Alejandra Gularte and Jason P. Frank
  3. a bad idea worth considering
    Knives Out 3 Should Be at the Gay ClubJosh O’Connor and Andrew Scott? More like Knives Out 3 Dollar Bill.
    By Jason P. Frank
  4. screen time
    Why Does Poker Face Look So Good?The cinematographer is a self-taught coder who makes digital video look like film.
    By Lane Brown
  5. rankings
    Poker Face’s Best Guest Stars, RankedSo many suspects, so many character actors!
    By Jackson McHenry
  6. chat room
    Benjamin Bratt Asked to Keep the Penis Ring From the Poker Face FinaleBreaking down the disdain and desire that drive Charlie Cale’s final nemesis: “He’s obsessed with Burn Notice and thinks, ‘I could be on TV.’”
    By Roxana Hadadi
  7. close read
    Poker Face Toes the Thin Blue LineIs it possible to make a show about crime and punishment that isn’t copaganda? That’s a mystery season one couldn’t quite solve.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  8. exit interview
    Rian Johnson Wants Poker Face to Break Expectations Without Breaking FormThe creator of Peacock’s howdunit discusses the virtues of episodic structure and the challenges of keeping it satisfying week after week.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  9. overnights
    Poker Face Recap: Listen, All Y’all, It’s a SabotageWhat is Charlie’s life at this point but a series of left turns?
    By Amanda Whiting
  10. overnights
    Poker Face Recap: There Are No Small RolesThis week’s episode feels like an experiment — can you make a satisfying episode of Columbo that barely stars Columbo?
    By Amanda Whiting
  11. chat room
    Poker Face’s John Darnielle Wants to Hear the Rest of ‘Merch Girl’ Too“I’m about the 11th cleverest writer of my generation, but ‘Merch girl had nothing up her sleeve’ I was extremely happy with.”
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  12. tv review
    Poker Face Shows Its HandRian Johnson’s murder anti-mystery is direct, sturdy, and radically uninterested in catching viewers by surprise.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  13. party report
    Poker Face’s Natasha Lyonne Is Finally Playing Someone Who Likes PeopleRian Johnson and Lyonne explain how they created the next iconic sleuth.
    By Bethy Squires
  14. coming soon
    Natasha Lyonne’s Knives Are Out in Poker FaceRian Johnson’s Gaga-less new series.
    By Zoe Guy
  15. fancasts
    Rian Johnson Says It’s a ‘Life Goal’ to Work With Matt BerrySnuff Box: A Knives Out Mystery.
    By Bethy Squires
  16. what’s in the bottle
    We Want to Taste the Jeremy Renner Hot Sauce From Glass OnionMake space in the Hot Ones lineup!
    By Roxana Hadadi
  17. rankings
    The Best Whodunnit Twist Tropes, Ranked by Audacity and ArtistryDiehard crime-fiction fans know the genre’s main appeal is less about shocking plot twists and more about pattern recognition.
    By Bethy Squires
  18. the discourse is strong
    Rian Johnson Thinks Sometimes Star Wars Is Just in a Silly, Goofy MoodHe said The Last Jedi’s sense of humor fits in the franchise, despite what some fans think.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  19. money money money
    Glass Onion Solves the Mystery of Getting People Into TheatersThe whodunit made an estimated $15 million from just 600 theaters.
    Jason P. Frank
  20. knives? out.
    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Delivers Its Final ClueMust see: Janelle Monáe and Daniel Craig discussing the game Clue.
    By Jason P. Frank
  21. the vulture transcript
    Rian Johnson Breaks Open the Benoit Blanc Cinematic UniverseThe director explains how Glass Onion sets the tone for the Knives Out mysteries to come.
    By Nicholas Quah
  22. vulture festival 2022
    Does Daniel Craig Take Off His Shirt in Glass Onion?Agatha Christie stan Rian Johnson is keeping the answer a mystery.
    By Zoe Guy
  23. vulture festival 2022
    It’s So True: Lee Pace Is Coming to Vulture FestivalHe’ll join Kali Uchis, The Proud Family, and Grey’s Anatomy for the best weekend ever.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  24. it’s official
    Rian Johnson Outs Knives Out’s Benoit Blanc As Queer“He obviously is,” the director said at a press conference.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  25. casting call
    Madelyn Cline Joins the Already-Packed Silverware Drawer That Is Knives Out 2If you aren’t in Rian Johnson’s sequel at this point, that’s on you.
    By Halle Kiefer
  26. castings
    Janelle Monáe Joins Knives Out 2 and We Don’t Even Care If She’s the MurdererAlongside Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, and Daniel Craig.
    By Justin Curto
  27. casting call
    Ed Norton Joins the Killer Cast of Knives Out 2 The list of potential suspects is growing.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  28. casting call
    Reinforce Your Cable Knits: Dave Bautista Has Joined Rian Johnson’s Knives Out 2Netflix also purchased Knives Out 3 in March, so fingers crossed his character makes it to the threequel.
    By Halle Kiefer
  29. vulture asks
    Which Actors Do the Knives Out Sequels Need to Cast?Rian Johnson, we’re here to help you out, and you’re welcome.
    By Vulture Editors
  30. sequels
    Netflix Just Paid Nearly Half a Billion for ‘Knives Out 2’ and ‘3’The streaming behemoth eclipsed its biggest movie-acquisition expenditures while landing a popular new homegrown franchise
    By Chris Lee
  31. casting call
    Natasha Lyonne to Star in Rian Johnson Mystery Series of Our DreamsMaybe detective Benoit Blanc will make a cameo?
    By Charlotte Walsh
  32. donut holes
    Daniel Craig’s Character Won’t Be Young Indiana Jones-ed in Knives Out’s Sequel“This’ll be just like what Agatha Christie did,” says writer-director Rian Johnson.
    By Chris Lee
  33. sequels
    Daniel Craig Is Back on the Case in Knives Out SequelRian Johnson is already developing a script based on Craig’s character.
    By Zoe Haylock
  34. yodea
    I Hated the New Star Wars, So I Talked to My Rabbi About ItMy spiritual guide was a big fan of The Rise of Skywalker and had wisdom to bestow.
    By Abraham Riesman
  35. star wars wars
    5 Ways The Rise of Skywalker Reverses Course From The Last JediWell, no one would accuse the Star Wars sequel trilogy of being overly mapped out from the start.
    By Alison Willmore
  36. trash talk
    Everyone in Star Wars Is Being Shady About The Last JediYou just know there’s a group chat dedicated to this.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  37. but why?
    Why Is Stephen Sondheim Karaoke in All Our Movies Now?Noah Baumbach, Rian Johnson, and Todd Phillips (well, his music supervisor) explain.
    By Kyle Turner
  38. box office
    Knives Out Marks a Win for the Original Murder-Mystery GenreThe murder mystery just became one of the top-grossing original, live-action movies to debut during the coveted Thanksgiving release corridor.
    By Chris Lee
  39. $$$$
    Other Utensils Are Shaking at Knives Out’s Box-Office SuccessHell yeah.
    By Devon Ivie
  40. movie review
    In Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, Rich White Bigots Get Their ComeuppanceMacabre as it is, there’s something comfy about the universe of this ensemble whodunit.
    By David Edelstein
  41. deep dives
    Class Warfare Is All the Rage at the MoviesInequality ire isn’t a theme unique to Knives Out — it’s an undercurrent running through a slew of this season’s movies, from Hustlers to Parasite.
    By Alison Willmore
  42. movies
    Why Did Rian Johnson Follow Star Wars With a Whodunit?The unlikely existence of Knives Out.
    By Adam Sternbergh
  43. how mysterious
    ‘Heel It Now, Dig?’: Rian Johnson Revisits the Mystery of Brick13 years later, the director of Knives Out walks us through the lessons he learned making his high-school-noir debut.
    By Nate Jones
  44. under pressure
    Basically Every Famous Director Is Petitioning to Save FilmStruckRian Johnson, Guillermo Del Toro, Sofia Coppola, and more have signed letters trying to save the service.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  45. casting
    Jamie Lee Curtis Rides Her Box Office Heatwave Into Rian Johnson’s Knives OutWe need more classic-style whodunits.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  46. star wars: the last jedi
    Research Finds Half of Rian Johnson Last Jedi Hate Came From Political TrollsOf the responses aimed at the film’s director, “50.9% of those tweeting negatively was likely politically motivated or not even human.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  47. tweet tweet
    Rian Johnson Decided to Mass-Delete Thousands of Tweets“This seems like a ‘why not?’ move.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  48. social media
    Did Kelly Marie Tran Wipe Her Instagram Because of Harassment?All of her photos have been deleted.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  49. fan theories
    Simon Pegg Said J.J. Abrams Had a Different Plan for Rey’s Parents in Star WarsPegg says Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi undid Abrams’s plans for the Star Wars heroine.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  50. star wars: the last jedi
    Rian Johnson Explains the Precedent for That Luke Twist in The Last JediHe also has an explanation for that thing that happened with Leia.
    By Jackson McHenry
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