Groundhog Day

The delightful romantic comedy is back … again.

"...in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on February 2, forced to live Groundhog Day over and over -- co-writer/director Ramis has instead..."

Feb. 19, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Public Notice: Groundhog Day ... Again

CodeNEXT: Haven't we been through this before?

"...I've always loved Groundhog Day – the movie, but even more the holiday..."

Feb. 2, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Happy Death Day 2U

Comedy-horror sequel is less Halloween, more Groundhog Day

"...for the follow-up to 2017 Blumhouse horror/comedy Happy Death Day. The sequel owes more to the Back to the..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Happy Death Day

Living your death over and over again

"...any to admit that I never really liked 1993’s Groundhog Day all that much. There’s something frustratingly tedious about..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Trailer Park: SXSW Film Day 1

Three picks (and clips) from today's screenings

"...the Fest, we're posting a few trailers for each day's films to help you make (or, you know, complicate)..."

March 7, 2014 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Before I Fall

"...might wind up with something like this mash-up of Groundhog Day and Heathers. To adapt Lauren Oliver’s novel, add..."

March 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Edge of Tomorrow

The sci-fi is a bit fuzzy – and the alien beasties are anything but – in this Tom Cruise action onslaught.

"...you don’t succeed, die, die again. It’s an Earth-vs.-aliens Groundhog Day in which the critter resembles a flaming land-squid..."

June 6, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Stuart Saves His Family

"...12 and will only be shown there once a day. We all know that Al Franken's Saturday Night Live..."

April 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Australia's Lost Gold: The Legend of Lasseter

One man; one mystery; two latter-day explorers; no gold

"...many times that the effect is a bit like Groundhog Day, going through the same motions over and over..."

May 27, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Source Code

These strangers on a train are players in a gripping science fiction roundelay.

"...his new self to bits. Again and again. It's Groundhog Day in hell. Screenwriter Ben Ripley has front-loaded this..."

April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Analyze This

"...of the more successful high-concept comedies in recent years (Groundhog Day) and several others of that general ilk (Multiplicity,..."

March 12, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Mad Dog and Glory

"...it, love is in the air. And the seven days are almost over. As in his previous films, McNaughton..."

March 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: How to Date in a Sci-Fi Universe

Premature and The One I Love probe romance

"...hybrids of old ideas. Premature (IFC) clearly aims for Groundhog Day meets Porky's, and hits the target clean. Or..."

Nov. 8, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Permanent Vacation in Palm Springs With Max Barbakow

A time loop movie influenced by everything but Groundhog Day

"...At some point, Groundhog Day became a genre, not just a film. It's..."

July 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

50 First Dates

Drew and the Sandman team up once more to make Valentine's weekend box-office dollars.

"...please every red-blooded American and his girlfriend for Valentine’s Day. Someone’s market research suggested that women like Sandler’s puppy-dog..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Austin Film Festival Review: The Obituary of Tunde Johnson

A recurrence not at Owl Creek Bridge, again and again

"...May 28 and the one single moment in that day during which he’s murdered by trigger-happy police. “Hands up,..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Chronicle Recommends: Films of Love

Romance is in the air in this month's movie picks

"...offer movie recommendations. This month, in honor of Valentine’s Day, we've unleashed our advice columnist, the Luv Doc, in..."

Feb. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Watch This: Life is Going Pretty Great for Chief White Lightning in “Mr. Miyagi” Video

Nothing could possibly go wrong from here… or could it?

"...This day could not be going any better for Chief White..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Attitude is Everything

The fundamentally trite platitude at the crux of eternal recurrence

"...it's usually fast food. It's just the same thing day in and day out – like Groundhog Day but..."

July 10, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

Memento

Christopher Nolan's breakthrough movie is a film noir thriller with a gimmick.

"...greets Bill Murray in the street every morning in Groundhog Day) as another amnesiac underscores the film's conscious riffs..."

March 30, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

What'cha Watchin'?

Account Executive Marisa Mirabal celebrates our First Plates issue with a menu of movies

"...his feral protagonist is donning pearls and high heels. Groundhog Day (Hulu, YouTube, Amazon Prime)..."

July 30, 2021 Screens Column by Marisa Mirabal

Five Films to See in Austin This Week

Your weekly film guide for Feb. 2 through Feb. 8

"...the requisite screenings of the classic Bill Murray comedy Groundhog Day at the Alamo Drafthouse and Community First! Village,..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Events Post by Josh Kupecki

Putting a Name to a Face

Dallas' USA Film Festival definitively answers the question, "Who is that guy?" with its tribute to Texan character actor Stephen Tobolowsky.

"...Center tonight, has its own charms. Neil LaBute appeared Wednesday night to screen The Shape of Things, starring Paul..."

May 2, 2003 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

As Austin Recovers From Winter Storm Mara, City Manager's Job Is (Again) on the Line

Walking on thin ice

"...from home after testing positive for COVID-19, announced on Monday, Feb. 6, in a tweet that City Council would..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

6:45

Time loop horror relives a perfect and perfectly terrifying day

"...here before. Mostly, their antics are played for comedy (Groundhog Day, Palm Springs, and even the splattery Happy Death..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Premonition

Sandra Bullock again turns toward the supernatural in this thriller in which she plays a housewife who's uncertain whether her husband is alive or dead.

"...on carpe diem, failing ultimately on both grounds. One Wednesday afternoon, a police officer informs a vaguely discontented housewife,..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Your Weekend in Film

More than mere faces in the crowd

"...Happy Death Day. It's kinda like Groundhog Day with a younger cast..."

Oct. 12, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Tim Burton directs this film adaptation of the creepy kids' favorite

"...of the attack and restarting the clock every single day, Groundhog Day-style. The children all have unique peculiarities, among..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Luv Doc: The Marrying Kind

What is needed here is not some sort of grand gesture

"...love I have for her she was shocked. One day I called her and told her everything – that..."

June 15, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The top 10 ways to take Bill Murray home with you

Every girl's a sucker for a disheveled goofball who's crying on the inside.

"...4) Groundhog Day (1993): Wanna repeat one day of your meaningless,..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Screens Review by Courtney Fitzgerald

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