Tag: Rian Johnson
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Natasha Lyonne Was Disappointed She Didn’t Get Marvel Offers After ‘Russian Doll’ Success
Sometimes, creating a universally acclaimed streaming series isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be.Natasha Lyonne’s “Russian Doll” catapulted her into the upper echelon of television auteurs when it premiered on Netflix in 2019. The show returned for an even bigger Season 2i in 2022, and Lyonne followed that by headlining Rian Johnson’s case-of-the-week Peacock…
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15 Best Murder Mystery Movies Like ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’
Rian Johnson has made a name for himself as the director who is bringing back the whodunit. As of late, there haven’t been many murder mysteries that have been entertaining, but Knives Out became something truly special. When the first film was released, it became a force because of how many people went to go…
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Comedy? Mystery? The Editing Ensures That ‘Poker Face’ Is Both
Ever since his debut feature “Brick,” writer-director Rian Johnson has been a reliable creator of intricately structured thrillers that skillfully weave plot, theme, and character into perfectly calibrated pieces of smart and satisfying entertainment. Johnson’s Peacock show “Poker Face,” a mystery series that follows eccentric fugitive Charlie (Natasha Lyonne) as she solves crimes using a…
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Cruella’s Mom Twist Feels Like a Response to The Last Jedi
We had all become so accustomed to the hero’s journey story that there was a collective freakout in 2017 when Rian Johnson decided to upend it with Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Star Wars is one of the great American stories and a major part of its popularity rests on the revelation that Luke Skywalker…