Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
Arts & Entertainment
Extra Extra: Are These The Greatest NYC Movies Of All Time?
By
Ben Yakas
Published Dec 6, 2021
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Ben Yakas
Published Dec 6, 2021
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
- Follow Gothamist on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here.
- The Times explains how the whole supply chain crisis happened in the first place.
- Here's the most fun list you'll read today: Vulture compiled a list of the 101 best NYC movies, and despite some quibbles over placement, it's a really great list you should explore. (Even though they had the nerve to leave Serendipity off the list.)
- Griffin Dunne, the star of one of the films on that list, the highly-underrated After Hours, talks about the difficulties of nailing the ending and how director Martin Scorsese wanted him to abstain from sex during the shoot.
- Watch the official trailer for the upcoming MacGruber TV series, which looks MacGood.
- Sometimes a TikTok is just a TikTok, and not a conspiracy-worthy excuse to harass some random dude on the Internet.
- It increasingly seems like the biggest danger to children's education isn't critical race theory, but the extreme backlash to any perceived attempt at teaching things that criticize white culture.
- John Wilson went into even more detail about his insane encounter with Keith Raniere, Clare Bronfman, and Allison Mack at an a cappella event in college.
- Jane Rosenberg, who made the viral courtroom sketch of Ghislaine Maxwell sketching her, says it was no big deal: "She sketched me a few times in a row. Then she started nodding at me and waving at me. She even spoke to me once. It’s really great for me... I need to see her face."
- If you're gonna join a cult, you might as well make it a Liquid Death cult.
- Stereogum counted down their 50 favorite albums of the year.
- Netflix announced a 2022 stand-up festival with 130 comedians, including Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer, Chris Rock, Conan O’Brien, David Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres, Larry David, Maya Rudolph, Jerry Seinfeld, Tina Fey, John Mulaney and tons more.
- NYC is planning to “daylight” Tibbetts Brook in the Bronx because it's causing problems with flooding.
- And finally, hi! Good morning!
Tagged
extra extra
Ben Yakas
Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE arts-entertainment
Will Barnes and Noble in the East Village spell doom for smaller shops? It's complicated.
Independent booksellers are grappling with whether the big-box chain is a threat or an ally in the fight against Amazon.
By
Sonia Rao
Published Oct 16, 2026
Can eligible NYC singles find love with 30 minutes and some really spicy food?
We went to the Spiciest Supper Club singles night to take the temperature of New York City's dating scene.
By
Elizabeth Shwe
and
James Ramsay
Arts & Entertainment
Can eligible NYC singles find love with 30 minutes and some really spicy food?
We went to the Spiciest Supper Club singles night to take the temperature of New York City's dating scene.
By
Elizabeth Shwe
and
James Ramsay
How the NYC Marathon has changed in the last 50 years
By
Hannah Frishberg
A visit to Art of Play, the Brooklyn store in an animatronic bird beef with Kelly Clarkson
By
Sonia Rao
The hottest way to show you're an authentic New Yorker is… riding a Citi Bike?
By
Lindsay Lee Wallace
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .