Steve Murray

Steve Murray ArtsATL Oct 15, 2026 If you like this sort of serial procedural and that cranky father-son dynamic, the Netflix film The Whisper Man looks like a no-brainer. And yeah, it’s definitely in search of a brain. Go to Full Review The Whisper Man (2026) 45% - -

Steve Murray Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sep 20, 2026 B- While Angela Bettis can't beat Sissy Spacek's wrenching, Oscar-nominated performance as the wallflower turned telekinetic killer, she's a satisfactory substitute. Go to Full Review Carrie (2002) 32% 49%

Steve Murray Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sep 4, 2026 A- The plot is sometimes wildly convoluted, but the visuals are astonishing. Go to Full Review Akira (1988) 88% 86%

Steve Murray ArtsATL Aug 27, 2026 I’ll let you discover the insanity all for yourself. But if you like real-life twists, you’ll thank me. Go to Full Review A Toxic Love Story (2026) 100% - -

Steve Murray ArtsATL Aug 27, 2026 Like the trapped family, the movie seems to improvise its plot scene by scene. Go to Full Review The Last House (2026) 23% - -

Steve Murray ArtsATL Aug 10, 2026 It’s all adapted and directed by painter Julian Schnabel, who can make movies both great (Before Night Falls; The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) and mind-blowingly bad (this one). Go to Full Review In the Hand of Dante (2025) 28% - -

Steve Murray Atlanta Journal-Constitution Aug 3, 2026 2.5/4 The satire is generally lame, the effects so-so. Go to Full Review Escape From L.A. (1996) 45% 39%

Steve Murray Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jul 28, 2026 It's the sort of movie bound to be a repeat viewer for the younger set. Go to Full Review Matilda (1996) 90% 73%

Steve Murray Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jul 16, 2026 3.5/4 This film by Danny Boyle is an outrageous rush through the Edinburgh streets. Go to Full Review Trainspotting (1996) 93% 93%

Steve Murray Atlanta Journal-Constitution May 28, 2026 Loud, rude and funny. Go to Full Review City Slickers (1991) 84% 64%

Steve Murray Atlanta Journal-Constitution May 22, 2026 Predictable but funny. Go to Full Review What About Bob? (1991) 71% 79%

Steve Murray ArtsATL May 15, 2026 Director Baltasar Kormákur keeps things moving relentlessly through the jungle, ravines and whitewater rapids, the stars are believably well matched and Jeremy Robbins’ screenplay has a couple of nicely gruesome surprises. Go to Full Review Apex (2026) 68% - -

Steve Murray ArtsATL Apr 23, 2026 The many killings are amusingly staged, and the CG is OK; that’s probably what matters most in product like this. Go to Full Review Thrash (2026) 45% - -

Steve Murray ArtsATL Apr 23, 2026 I’m a sucker for time-travel narratives, with all their mind games and paradoxes. So I enjoyed the setup for writer-director BenDavid Grabinski’s flick but felt let down by the action-comedy cliches that clog its second half. Go to Full Review Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026) 76% - -

Steve Murray Atlanta Journal-Constitution Apr 9, 2026 3/4 The film's peculiarity is what makes it memorable. Go to Full Review James and the Giant Peach (1996) 91% 66%

Steve Murray Atlanta Journal-Constitution Apr 8, 2026 Amazingly cheap. Watch this dreck on fast-forward. Go to Full Review Graveyard Shift (1990) 9% 23%

Steve Murray Atlanta Journal-Constitution Feb 12, 2026 Inferior (but still fun) sequel. Go to Full Review Bride of Re-Animator (1990) 57% 45%

Steve Murray Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jan 22, 2026 3.5/4 The American President throws in a knowing line about Frank Capra, and a glimpse of the Katharine Hepburn-Spencer Tracy flick. For once, here's a film that can hold its own with the wit, warmth, and style of such predecessors. Go to Full Review The American President (1995) 90% 77%

Steve Murray ArtsATL Jan 14, 2026 "Wake Up" is too long, too complicated and gives everyone besides Brolin, O’Connor and Close (who has a blast here) too little to do. But it’s still a kick. Go to Full Review Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) 92% - -

Steve Murray ArtsATL Jan 14, 2026 Here’s one more example of a great cast unable to salvage bad material. Go to Full Review Goodbye June (2025) 65% - -