Showing posts with label time loop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label time loop. Show all posts

Monday, July 04, 2022

Loki (2021– )

Loki is "retrieved" from a moment before his death to be charged and punished for crimes against the timeline by an authority that protects the planned conduct of time.

'Loki' is a series from the Marvel universe that borrows one of the most beloved villains to turn him into a quasi-hero. The series has endless adventures, with a use of time travel theory very reminiscent to Doctor Who and provides completely imperfect and easy-to-love characters and unfolding of plots that are full of originality.

Director:  Kate Herron   
Production:  Disney   
Creator:  Michael Waldron 
Duration:  1 season so far of 6 episodes(42-55 minutes each)   
With: Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino

Rating: 9/10

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Boss Level (2020)

Roy is stuck in a time loop where the same day takes place in exactly the same way and ends with Roy dying in various ways depending on what he does differently.

'Boss Level' is the sci-fi and action version of 'Groundhog Day'. I would sometimes liken it to 'Crank' if it weren't for the contradiction where the main character of this one loses more than a hundred times in order to get to change anything. It's modern, funny where humor has a place, the action is well done and the entertainment is of high quality.
Bonus: Mel Gibson, Michelle Yeoh and Naomi Watts appear in relatively unimportant roles.

Director:  Joe Carnahan    
With: Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts, Michelle Yeoh

Rating: 7/10

Friday, June 25, 2021

Palm Springs (2020)

Stuck in a time loop, Nyles relives the same day at a wedding and manages to accidentally get the bride's sister also stuck.

A romantic comedy in the style of Groundhog Day, modernized with Andy Samberg's humor and a rich and well-maintained dialogue. The Sci-Fi element is a good pretext for the characterization of the two personalities and their complex romantic attraction but also for an unusual situation of a second chance to rectify not only the current problem but many of the consequences of many a bad decisions in the characters' lives, all written in an original and very pleasant to watch way.

Director:  Max Barbakow    
With: Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, J.K. Simmons, Peter Gallagher

Rating: 9/10