Here comes the fun: Yesterday is a wonderful flick

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No road too long or too winding should keep you away from seeing the movie Yesterday. My wife and I both agreed it was the most simply enjoyable flick we’ve seen in years.

The premise is ingenious, and executed winningly enough that a viewer can indeed suspend rational disbelief. Somehow, a worldwide, 12-second power surge eliminates all memory and evidence that the Beatles ever existed — with the exception of the clear recollection enjoyed by one Indian-British musician and perhaps a few random, haunted remnants.

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