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(This article contains big spoilers for Hulu’s “Palm Springs,” including details about the ending. In case that wasn’t clear from the title.)So you’ve just checked out “Palm Springs” on Hulu, and you’ve got some questions.

(This article contains major spoilers for the time loop comedy “Palm Springs” on Hulu)The summer movie season barely exists this year thanks to the coronavirus pandemic closing theaters nationwide for months now. But hey, at least we have “Palm Springs,” the new wacky time loop comedy in the vein of “Groundhog Day” that stars Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti.

Dave McNary Film ReporterOrganizers of the Palm Springs International Film Festival have announced that the 32nd edition of the event has been pushed back nearly two months to run from Feb. 25 through March 8.The festival, which had been set to open on Jan.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerPalm Springs International Film Festival has set new dates for the 32nd annual confab. The festival, which usually takes place in early January, will run from February 25, 2021 through March 8, 2021, kicking off with the Film Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

Also Read: Jennifer Lopez Is a 'Survivor' This Awards Season and 4 Other Things We Learned at Palm Springs 2020“The date change is to ensure the health and safety of our patrons, staff, filmmaker guests and partners and to make sure we can have a memorable and enjoyable festival experience,” a representative for the festival said in a release.Film submissions will be accepted beginning August 1 through FilmFreeway.

TV’s “Millennial It Girl,”Meredith Hagner makes good on the promise of her roles in everything from to as the ultimate scene stealer with the return of the former on HBO Max after a three-year hiatus and the new Hulu film .In, which is back with season 3, Hagner continues to play lovable narcissist Portia Davenport, who finds herself faced with the consequences of the accidental murder she and her friends covered up in season 1.

J. Kim Murphy editorThis unusual summer movie season continues this weekend with a particularly diverse batch of high profile releases hitting a variety of streaming platforms, along with the flow of independent and foreign films continuing to premiere on video-on-demand services.The romantic comedy “Palm Springs” made headlines when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

Palm Springs before.Palm Springs, starring Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Andy Samberg, directed by Max Barbakow, written by Andy Siara, and co-produced by Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, thus making this a "Lonely Island Classics" film, is, as Samberg's character pronounces early on, "one of those infinite time-loop situations you might have heard about." Like Groundhog Day, like Edge of Tomorrow, like Russian Doll, where the hero is reliving the same day over and over again and consequences don't

Also Read: Neon, Hulu Acquire Andy Samberg's 'Palm Springs' for $17.5 Million; Beats Previous Record Sale by 69 CentsActress Camila Mendes (“Riverdale”) called the film “titillating” and “surreal,” to which screenwriter Andy Siara added that it’s “a warm blanket.”“If we get a review that says that, we nailed it,” Samberg said.Director Max Barbakow said he went to film school with Siara, where the idea for “Palm Springs” was born.“We just wanted to do something honest and funny, and wanted to

SNL enough to know who Andy was. Justin, though, was of serious interest to me at the time.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterWith its sun-kissed energy and oasis vibes, it’s appropriate that the Max Barbakow-directed comedy Palm Springs be released during the summer. The time-hopping comedy made its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year and drops on Hulu today.The film written by Andy Siara follows carefree Nyles (Andy Samberg), who meets Sarah (Cristin Milioti’s Sarah) a reluctant maid of honor who is in Palm Springs for a wedding.

Netflix had a pinch-hitter ready to stream: “The Old Guard.” Available Friday, this comic book adaptation stars Charlize Theron as the leader of a group of ancient immortals who have found another teammate in a soldier played by KiKi Layne (“If Beale Street Could Talk”). It’s directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, who also helmed “Love & Basketball” and the criminally underseen “Beyond the Lights” (currently available on Kanopy).

Also Read: Andy Samberg Loved 'Palm Springs' Script Because It Was 'A Little More F- Up' Than Traditional Rom-Coms (Video)We meet Samberg’s character, Nyles, when he wakes up on the morning of the wedding and halfheartedly ogles the leg of his girlfriend, Misty (Meredith Hagner).

Well, it’s Groundhog Day at the movies...again. But instead of the icy winter of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the time-loop romantic comedy has been transported across the country to the desert resort city of Palm Springs where Andy Samberg is permanently stuck as a plus one at a wedding.

The high concept romantic comedy seems to be a thing of the past. Whether it has to do with the cost of producing one, audience tastes, or just the changing of the times, a rom-com that mixes in something else tends to be rare.

Palm Springs, starring Andy Samberg, directed by Max Barbakow, written by Andy Siara, and co-produced by Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, thus making this a "Lonely Island Classics" film, is, in the words of its lead character, "one of those infinite time-loop situations you might have heard about." Like Groundhog Day, like Edge of Tomorrow, like Russian Doll. It's going to assume you've seen one of those already, or at least are familiar with the general principle.

Hulu and the indie distributor Neon acquired “Palm Springs” for $17,500,000.69. The extra cents were suggested after negotiations stretched deep into the night by Samberg’s Lonely Island partner Akiva Schaffer, a producer on the film.