S7E1: DARK CITY
Dec 13, 2017•1 hr 12 min
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Episode description
Alex Proyas' DARK CITY is a tough one to properly summarize. It's not just that it's part film noir, part horror and part science fiction. It's also that its critical esteem, cult status, and lasting influence have never really found a point of consensus. In this episode, Bill and Renan try to figure out how to regard the film's reputation, especially in light (so to speak) of the 2008 director's cut. Plus: if Dark City was made today, would it be a video game?; why Roger Ebert loved it so much; eerie similarities to The Matrix (and The Force Awakens); and so many questions left unresolved.
Dark City links:
- Dark City on IMDb
- Dark City on Wikipedia
- Dark City theatrical trailer
- Roger Ebert's Dark City review
- Time interview with Alex Proyas
- CBR interview with Alex Proyas
- AV Club on Dark City
- Nerdist on Dark City
- Tor on Dark City
- BioShock and Dark City
- IndieWire on The Matrix vs. Dark City
- TV Tropes entry for Dark City
- Multiple discovery on Wikipedia
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