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Season 8 Episode 1: Dark City

Missing Real with Mike D'Arrigo

English - January 05, 2023 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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For once, I'll present a movie that's actually got style and substance: a 1998 masterpiece of visionary science fiction called Dark City.  It was only the second feature by director Alex Proyas, and it's so good Roger Ebert hoisted his fussy thumb way up for it.  Considering that this legendary film critic basically crapped all over nearly every other movie I've featured on Missing Real, we must have ourselves a pretty respectable flick here!  Haven't seen it?  Well, maybe you have and your memories were just replaced by an injection while you were unconscious!  But this is truly an unforgettable movie that always feels fresh and intriguing with each repeat viewing.  There's so much going on, visually stunning and imaginative spirals of storyline in a Burton's Batman meets Matrix metropolis...aw, just trust Ebert's thumb!  If you don't agree this movie is incredible, there are other fingers we could offer up...