#236: In the Loop, Pt. 1 — Groundhog Day

The Next Picture Show

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Tv & Film, Film History, Film Reviews

4.6 • 858 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2020

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

GROUNDHOG DAY didn’t invent the time-loop genre, but it’s safe to say that without Harold Ramis’ beloved 1993 Bill Murray-starring comedy, we wouldn’t have nearly as many film and television series about people stuck in a period of time that keeps resetting and endlessly repeating — including the new Hulu comedy PALM SPRINGS, the subject of next week’s discussion. We’re joined this week by our friend and former colleague Emily Vanderwerff, Vox’s critic at large, to dissect how our feelings about and memories of GROUNDHOG DAY have evolved over the years, and discuss how the film functions as both a religious and moral parable, as well as an exemplar of that endangered cinematic species, the American small town movie. Plus, we tackle some listener feedback about representation in film and critics’ responsibility in discussing it. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about GROUNDHOG DAY, PALM SPRINGS, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730. Outro Music: Frank Yankovic, “Pennsylvania Polka” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.9	between the past and the present. You believe that someone out of the past can enter and take possession of a living being?
0:41.2	We may be true with the past, but the past is not through with us.
0:48.5	Welcome to the next picture show, a movie of the week podcast devoted to a classic film
0:52.5	and how it shaped our thoughts on a recent release. I'm Tasha Robinson, here with Genevieve Pekoski. Scott Tobias. Keith won't be joining us this
0:59.8	weekend. He tells us he looked out of his house and he saw a shadow, so he's staying inside for the next
1:04.2	six weeks. That does not make much sense to us, since it's summer and we all have shadows, and we're all still quarantined in podcasting
1:10.9	from home anyway. But we're not going to argue with superstition. In his place, however,
1:15.0	we have a special guest. We're very excited to welcome on the show. Emily Vanderwerf,
1:18.7	our longtime coworker from back in the AV Club days, now Vox's critic at large. Emily, we are so
1:24.0	glad to have you here with us. Hello, everybody. It's so good to see all of you.
1:29.6	And Zoom means we're actually seeing you, which is thought.
1:32.2	Yes, I can look at all of your lovely faces and Zoom backgrounds.
1:36.5	And I have a groundhog behind me, not to spoil what we're talking about, but people probably saw it in like the title of the episode.
1:43.5	People don't look at the title of the episode as often as you'd think.
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