Film Preview: Steve (2025)

Film Poster

Page Revisions:

(August 17, 2025) Original
(September 14, 2025) New Poster (#1)
(October 12, 2025) New Trailer (#2)

Release Date:

October 3, 2025

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “Follows headteacher Steve battling for his reform college’s survival while managing his mental health. Concurrently, troubled student Shy navigates his violent tendencies and fragility, torn between his past and future prospects.”

Poster Rating: C

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Review: (#1, C) Nothing in this design tells the viewer what’s going on. Sure, it highlights the presence of star Cillian Murphy and features an unidentified Jay Lycurgo, there’s simply nothing of merit here to draw in an audience.

Trailer Rating: B- / C

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Review: (#1, B-) A unique concept for a trailer that doesn’t quite zone in on the film’s premise other than hinting at something akin to Dead Poets Society with more modern affectations to score and visuals. It certainly looks like something a bit different for audiences but never settles on the type of viewer it wants to entice.

(#2, C) What was unique and interesting about the prior trailer is utterly eliminated in this one, making it feel like a generic teacher-student inspirational drama. Perhaps they were trying to tone down its oddness but in doing so, it makes it commonplace.