During the pandemic, time-loop films have become irresistibly apposite

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“Palm Springs”, the latest iteration of the time-loop film, is infectiously endearing

WHAT IF EVERY day was the same? What if you woke up each morning in the exact same place as you did the day before, and every moment that followed was as painfully predictable as the last? Would anything matter? For the millions of people around the world sheltering in place due to the covid-19 pandemic, stuck in their homes with the same people, these are questions that have become more urgent. They are also the basis for a genre of film that is suddenly more relevant than ever.

“Palm Springs”, the latest iteration, has more modest goals. The movie stars Andy Samberg as Nyles, a slacker who, due to mysterious circumstances involving a glowing cave in the desert, is stuck living a pretty terrible day. He is in Palm Springs, a hip desert town outside Los Angeles, for a wedding at which he doesn’t know anyone except his shallow, cheating girlfriend.

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