Iana Murray
Iana Murray is an entertainment writer and film critic whose work links genre cinema, streaming television, and the performers who drive them. She writes regularly for GQ on film and TV, producing a mix of criticism, reported features, and service pieces that track how new releases and series fit into wider pop culture. Alongside GQ, she contributes entertainment and pop culture coverage to outlets such as The Cut and other magazines, extending the same focus on screen storytelling and its emerging talent.
Genre film and streaming coverage
Murray’s core beat at GQ is film and television, with a clear emphasis on genre and cult titles. Her recent British GQ work includes ranking the filmographies of Keanu Reeves and Steven Spielberg, definitive lists of the best sci‑fi movies, and guides to the best Korean films.
She treats these rankings as criticism as well as curation, using them to position new and classic releases within broader trends in action, horror, and science fiction.
She also writes viewing guides and explainers around buzzy projects, from breakdowns of the biggest, wildest stunts in the Jackass franchise to previews of Apple TV’s Cape Fear remake and monthly “actually good” things to watch on Netflix. Her GQ piece on Na Hong‑jin’s film Hope goes inside the director’s sci‑fi action epic, showing her interest in ambitious international genre cinema and the craft behind improbable set pieces.
Horror, thrillers, and online storytelling
Murray extends that genre focus into streaming series and online video, paying close attention to horror, thrillers, and their fandoms.
She has covered the Apple TV horror‑comedy Widow’s Bay in depth, writing both a breakdown of its “crazy” finale and a look ahead to a second season that promises even more zany horror and human sacrifices. Her entertainment coverage includes pieces on the gay hockey drama Heated Rivalry, positioning its second season as both sexier and sadder, and a box‑office analysis of Obsession with an eye to what success there could spark next.
She uses question‑driven headlines and speculative angles to capture industry chatter, as in her piece asking whether Nicolas Cage will actually appear in the next season of True Detective. Murray also follows creators working outside traditional studio routes, profiling Connor Storrie’s horror work on YouTube and considering whether he is the next YouTuber turned horror auteur.
Profiles of actors, athletes, and cult figures
Alongside criticism, Murray is a prolific profile writer, focusing on actors and other public figures at key turning points in their careers.
At GQ she has written major features on performers such as Milly Alcock, exploring how she brings humanity to a punk‑rock Supergirl, and Charles Melton, spending extended time with him at home for a cover story that digs into his working process and “flow state.” Her portfolio highlights a GQ profile on the “hot boys” of the steamy Red, White & Royal Blue movie, underlining an interest in queer romantic dramas and the fan cultures that surround them. For The Cut, Murray has profiled Archie Madekwe, Will Poulter, Harry Lawtey, Charles Leclerc, Mia McKenna‑Bruce, and Nico Parker, tracing their trajectories across psychological thrillers, superhero films, high‑pressure TV dramas, Formula 1 seasons, and prestige adaptations.
Taken together, these pieces show a consistent approach: she uses detailed interviews and scene‑setting to capture how rising and mid‑career talents navigate fame, genre projects, and shifting expectations.
International editions and cross‑platform work
Murray’s byline appears across multiple GQ editions, with film and TV pieces translated and adapted for international audiences.
French‑language versions of her work cover topics such as the Assassin’s Creed Netflix series and the Apple TV show Widow’s Bay, maintaining her focus on genre storytelling and streaming trends. Japanese‑language pieces credit her on coverage of franchises and figures including Tom Cruise, Idris Elba, and Indiana Jones, extending her film beat into local markets while staying rooted in global blockbuster cinema. Earlier in her career she wrote regularly about what to watch on Netflix for GQ’s streaming vertical, including deep dives into true‑crime phenomenons like Tiger King.
Across her own professional site and public profiles, she describes her work as covering film, music, and occasional sport, and highlights cover stories and longform entertainment writing for GQ, Dazed, Glamour, and other culture outlets.
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