Happy Death Day
by Christopher Landon

Happy Death Day is a fantastic horror comedy that throws back to Groudhog Day in more ways than one. There’s even an awesome scene at the end where one character brings up the Bill Murray film and our totally clueless main character, Tree (Jessica Rothe), has no idea what her friend is talking about.

I’ll explain the premise, just in case you’re like Tree and you don’t know anything about Groundhog Day. Tree, a hard-partying sorority girl, wakes up hungover. To quote Tree, “am I in a dorm room?” We’re then introduced to Carter (Israel Broussard), a sweet guy who babysat her drunk ass. It also happens to be Tree’s birthday, and she is not into celebrating, but on her way to a party she’s brutally murdered on campus. The catch? She… (continue reading)