How Video Poker Influences Movies, TV, and Anime Storytelling Today

For viewers, it explains why card scenes across TV, drama, and animated shows feel sharper, faster, and more psychological ...

Rian Johnson Goes Off on AI as He Looks to His Post-‘Knives Out’ Future

Three years after inking one of the richest movie deals in streaming history to bring his franchise to Netflix, the force ...
The Movie Blog

Best Gambling & Casino Movies Streaming on Netflix in 2025

Few genres tackle suspense and the human psyche quite as well as gambling movies. Whether it is two poker chips colliding, ...
GeekTyrant

Peacock Cancels POKER FACE, but Rian Johnson Eyes a Two-Season Comeback With Peter Dinklage Taking the Lead

Peacock may have folded its cards on Poker Face , but Rian Johnson isn’t ready to walk away from the table just yet. The streaming service has officially decided not to renew the hit mystery series ...

‘Poker Face’ Cancelled at Peacock, but the Show Seeks a New Home with Peter Dinklage Taking Over Natasha Lyonne’s Role

Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne are seeking a new home for 'Poker Face,' with Peter Dinklage set to take over the role of ...

Poker Face Canceled At Peacock — But There's A Twist (And It Involves Peter Dinklage)

"Poker Face" debuted on Peacock in 2023 and starred Lyonne ("Russian Doll") as Charlie Cale, who possessed the unique ability ...
The Baltimore Sun

Poker’s NBA-and-Mafia betting scandal echoes movie games, and cheats, from ‘Ocean’s’ to ‘Rounders’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The stakes. The famous faces. The posh private rooms. The clever cheating schemes. The federal indictment of a big-money poker ring involving NBA figures on Thursday, in which ...