Dark City — 4K 06/06/25

Let’s go back to the days of ‘The Matrix’ when the newfangled CGI toolbox was employed to visualize virtual Sci-fi fantasy dystopias, the kind that operate by the rules of an all-powerful writer … we can almost hear the ghost of Philip K. Dick rattling its chains, just off-camera. Alex Proyas’ enclosed virtual domain may corral 10 ideas too many, but several are very nicely rendered. It suffers from exposition overload, and it may be too art-directed for its own good, yet we really enjoy a lot of what we see. Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly and Richard O’Brien star; this new 4K disc has both the theatrical and director’s cuts. On 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video.
06/06/25