· Needle in a Timestack · by John Ridley ☼ online event

For any quantum physicists in the audience, the plot won’t stand up to rigorous technical analysis, but anyone who embraces it as metaphor and symbolism will find it worth a watch. In a future when time travel is not only possible but marketed commercially (to those who can afford it), a happily married man suspects that a former friend is manipulating the past to prevent him from ever meeting his wife. As a time-paradox story, the plot holes are difficult to ignore, but as a love story, it’s full of dedication in the face of impossible challenges.

■ Title — Needle in a Timestack
■ Director — John Ridley
■ Cast — Leslie Odom Jr., Freida Pinto, Cynthia Erivo
■ ©2021 ■ Rated R ■ 1h 51m ■ Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi

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