Poker Face Review: How Rian Johnson Inverts the Traditional Murder Mystery Show

There’s a new murder in each episode of Poker Face—and a fast-talking, charismatic woman solves the crime each time. But don’t call it a murder mystery. In fact, don’t call it a whodunit. Or a procedural. Or even a “case-of-the-week” show. Because while on the surface the Rian Johnson series fits into those categories, when you dig a little deeper, it doesn’t look anything at all those genres. The cast and creatives behind Poker Face are, instead, calling it a “how-done-it,” a twist on “whodunit,” or a “howcatchem,” a term was coined by mystery writer Philip MacDonald in the 1960s…. Read Full Article