'Only Murders in the Building' is Steve Martin's take on a Manhattan murder mystery
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"Only Murders in the Building" might have been co-created by Steve Martin, but it has the feel of Woody Allen's lighter mysteries, drenched in New York-centric touches and characters as eccentric as the décor in their high-rise apartments. Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez play the unlikely sleuths, in a Hulu series that's good fun as long as you don't over-think it.
Martin's Charles is a former TV star -- his history with a crime procedural comes in handy -- who has essentially become a recluse. He grudgingly catches up with Short's Oliver, a cash-strapped theater director, when the two are forced to evacuate their building because one of the residents has been murdered. Before long, they've teamed with a mysterious and much younger neighbor, Mabel (Gomez), hatching elaborate plans to not only crack the case but to turn their findings into a true-crime podcast.More Related News
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