Groundhog Day for Groundhog Day

As the classic It’s a Wonderful Life is to Christmas, the classic Groundhog Day is to, well, Groundhog Day.

It’s one of my favorite films and one of the best teaching movies I know: with an unlikable protagonist who goes through a major character arc because of the crucible of love (and with help from the weather gods). A time loop story, an alternate reality story, and a high-concept comedy, it’s also a…