By MARK VIOLA
The “Groundhog Day” trope, in which someone repeats the same day over and over again, is one of my favorites. There is just so much you can do with the concept, although “Groundhog Day,” the namesake 1993 comedy starring Bill Murray, is, and will likely always be, the best example of it.
Recent examples I’ve seen using this trope include “Edge of Tomorrow,” “Before I Fall” and last year’s “Palm Springs,” which made it on my Top 10 list of films from last year. (“Edge of Tomorrow” also technically made my list for 2014 as part of an Honorable Mention to the summer blockbusters of that year.) Suffice it to say, these movies just work for me.