PALM SPRINGS
Hulu, 3:00 a.m. ET
MOVIE PREMIERE: Cristin Milioti, in the “USS Callister” episode of Black Mirror, played a woman suddenly thrust into an unreal world from which there seemed to be no escape. Here comes a reset of sorts: Palm Springs stars Andy Samberg as a man caught in a Groundhog Day loop on the day of a friend’s wedding, and Milioti plays the bride’s maid of honor, who gets pulled into the seemingly endless cycle of reliving the same day. As with Groundhog Day, the fun comes with the variations without consequences, and the message comes when the couple – and one other time-loop captive, played by JK Simmons – learn the lessons they need to absorb in order to break the cycle. Blatant Groundhog Day ripoff? Yes. Without merit? No.