How Dare ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Be This Profound

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I expected the Steve Martin-Martin Short series to be a silly, humorous lark. I did not imagine it would provide a spiritual awakening about loneliness and the pandemic, too.

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Published Sep. 3 2021 4:50AM EDT

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How Dare ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Be This Profound

I expected the Steve Martin-Martin Short series to be a silly, humorous lark. I did not imagine it would provide a spiritual awakening about loneliness and the pandemic, too.

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