Checked out the generically-titled Don’t Let Go… a movie that might have once been called Relive. It’s a twisty timey winey sci-fi murder mystery so I guess the marketing department thought the title Don’t Let Go would bring in the … Continue reading
Happy Death Day 2U is the unexpected direct sequel to 2016’s Groundhog Day time loop meets a slasher film original (just called Happy Death Day). I was not expecting a sequel to that clever horror comedy but was not against … Continue reading
Rented (on iTunes) a surprisingly good time travel romantic comedy called Time Freak. I expected little and turned it off after five minutes, thinking it was pretty low budget junk. But picked it up the next day and watched – … Continue reading
Also watched the new Netflix original romantic comedy / time loop movie When We First Met. It’s mainly a (very broad) romantic comedy that merges that sequence in Groundhog Day where Bill Murray tries to replicate the perfect day with … Continue reading
Rented a cerebral WTF sci-fi suspense, art-house, almost experimental flick called Black Hollow Cage on iTunes tonight. A cold, distant, austere meditation on grief with multiple sci-fi concepts, barely explained and barely interested in explaining. It’s a head trip of … Continue reading
Checked out the new time loop horror movie Happy Death Day. By time loop movie, I mean a film that follows the tropes of Groundhog Day and similar movies and tv episodes that share the premise of a person reliving … Continue reading
Also watched (via streaming) the new sci-fi romance film 2:22. This isn’t an entirely bad film but it is wasted on not knowing what kind of movie it wants to be and flounders trying to find a purpose. The … Continue reading
Caught a free preview screening of Before I Fall, a film a cynical person might call “Groundhog Day for Teens”. I am a cynical person. It was Groundhog Day for Teens… only serious-minded and dramatic and full of real life … Continue reading
So the new Tom Cruise sci-fi action movie Edge of Tomorrow is based on a Japanese novel with the much better title “All You Need is Kill”. It’s also a sci-fi version of Groundhog Day, it’s a live action video … Continue reading