Spotlight REVIEW Review: 'Only Murders' returns with a Hollywood splash BRUCE R. MILLER Aug 29, 2024 Aug 29, 2024 Updated Mar 29, 2025 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It was only a matter of time before the gang from “Only Murders in the Building” hit Hollywood.kAm!@DD6DD:?8 32?E6C E92E H2D 3@C? @? 2 w@==JH@@5 D6E[ |2CE:? $9@CE[ $E6G6 |2CE:? 2?5 $6=6?2 v@>6K =@@< C:89E 2E 9@>6 :? E96 7@FCE9 D62D@? @7 E96 wF=F 4@>65J]k^Am Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short are surprised when they meet the actors playing them in a movie version of "Only Murders in the Building." Eric McCandless/Disney kAm%96C6[ E96 E9C66 2C6 A:E4965 2 7:=> 32D65 @? 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