During the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Guillermo del Toro highlighted the importance of art in society, warning about the dangers of dismissing its relevance. In the context of a ceremony where he was recognized for his work as a director, del Toro urged emerging filmmakers not to pay attention to voices that argue that art is not important. According to him, such claims are always a precursor to authoritarian regimes. A man in love with culture The acclaimed Mexican director emphasized that the devaluation of art can undermine the foundations of a free and creative society. “Be kind, […]
During the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Guillermo del Toro emphasized the importance of art in society, warning about the dangers of dismissing its relevance. In the context of a ceremony where he was recognized for his work as a director, del Toro urged emerging filmmakers not to pay attention to voices that argue that art is not important. According to him, such claims are always a precursor to authoritarian regimes.
A man in love with culture
The acclaimed Mexican director emphasized that the devaluation of art can undermine the foundations of a free and creative society. “Be kind, stay involved,” he highlighted, pointing out that kindness and empathy are essential in the creative process. His message resonated with a group of new talents in cinema, whom he urged to collaborate and to take an active stance in defending art and culture.
“Culture plays a crucial role in society,” commented del Toro, suggesting that artists have the responsibility to engage and support their communities instead of succumbing to complacency. His speech comes at a time when the entertainment industry faces tensions related to censorship and cultural criticism.
Del Toro, known for his cinematic step that fuses horror and fantasy, continues to be a passionate advocate for art in all its forms. With this recognition, he reinforced his stance that the construction of good cinema or any form of artistic expression must be accompanied by a strong foundation of ethical and collaborative values. In an increasingly tense global climate, his message resonates especially strongly among those voices seeking to make a significant change through visual storytelling.
There are many time travel movies and almost all of them have the same problem: the time paradoxes make them very hard to believe for people who are very into the idea that movies should be as coherent as possible. The way to solve this is for time travel to be…
There are many time travel movies, and almost all of them have the same problem: time paradoxes make them very hard to believe for people who are very invested in the idea that movies should be as coherent as possible. The way to solve this is to make time travel as controlled as possible. That is, it should not have consequences. For that, time loops were invented, which have proven to be very effective in fiction.
In addition to a great episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Groundhog Day, it seems that this is not the most popular form of time travel, even if it practically eliminates all time travel problems. But a recent movie was able to see its potential and exploit it to the fullest. And now it is coming to streaming. What’s its name? Palm Springs.
A Different Time Loop Movie
The premise of the movie is very simple. Nyles attends the wedding of two of his friends, Tala and Abe. There he meets one of the bridesmaids, Sarah, the depressed half-sister of the bride, with whom he connects and they decide to escape to the nearby desert to have sex. Then, out of nowhere, someone shoots Nyles with an arrow and he asks Sarah not to follow him as he runs into a cave, but Sarah, seeing that he has been shot with an arrow out of nowhere, decides to ignore his plea and follows him. She finds herself led to a time vortex that makes her wake up that same morning in her hotel room, starting the day over again on November 9, the day of her half-sister’s wedding.
That is the premise of the movie. Nyles and Sarah are trapped in a time loop and someone is trying to kill Nyles for circumstances that are revealed to us later. All of this develops into a hilarious romantic science fiction comedy where Nyles will have to discover that life has meaning, Sarah will have to learn that love is not a waste of time, and Nyles’ potential killer, well, it’s better not to kill him.
With a perfect duration of 90 minutes, a frantic pace, and spectacular chemistry between its main actors, Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti, with a touch of familiarity from J. K. Simmons portraying an absolutely superb assassination attempt on Nyles, it is a charming and hilarious movie. A comedy that is unforgettable.
Released directly on streaming platforms, since the chosen platform was Hulu, its availability outside the US was limited and its distribution in theaters was restricted to be eligible for the awards of the year of its release, 2020 and 2021. In that sense, it did not do badly. Winning the award for Best Comedy at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards and Best First Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards, it was nominated for two Golden Globes, for Best Comedy and Best Actor in a Comedy, although it did not win any of the statuettes.
Where it worked best was between critics and the public. Receiving a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and ranking twelfth on Metacritic’s list of the best films of the year, it was chosen as the best film of the year by IGN. And, even today, it is remembered as a cult classic in both science fiction and romantic comedy.
Now it arrives on one of the main streaming platforms, and that means its availability will be greater than ever. So, if you like time travel, time loops, characters who are a complete mess but have a heart of gold, hilarious comedies, or romantic comedies where the characters start by hating each other but it’s clear they are made for each other, if not all of the above at once, you must watch Palm Springs. Because it is an absolutely fantastic movie.
