Stanley Kubrick
Noah’s Barks pages relating to movie/film director Stanley Kubrick.
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Spartacus
Spartacus gets both ends of the shaft from film nerds due to the fact it’s the least “Kubrickian” Stanley Kubrick movie, and most everyone else shrugs it off because it’s just not particularly great. Kubrick-like or not, Spartacus is still a pretty well done cheesy Hollywood melodrama adventure flick with some very entertaining action scenes,… (read more)
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The Killing
Sure, The Killing is a notable and influential blueprint for many future heist movies, but so many of those heist movies to come would be far more entertaining and better written than it. The running time is just too limited to give us reason to care about any of the characters—although it tries—and the heist… (read more)
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The Shining
The Shining is an expedition into the labyrinth of the id. Stanley Kubrick turns a ghost story into a tale about the very real demons of domestic abuse. Jack Nicholson kills it here, subtly revealing from the very beginning his latent strange nature and slowly bringing it to the surface. Shelley Duvall is equally phenomenal.… (read more)
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Full Metal Jacket
The first half of the movie that takes place in boot camp goes on a bit too long for its own good, being almost entirely carried by R. Lee Ermey’s witty (but eventually tedious) one-liners, but Full Metal Jacket is a powerful depiction of war in its unbiased simplicity. There are no larger-than-life heroes, important… (read more)
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Eyes Wide Shut
Eyes Wide Shut is a Stanley Kubrick take on the original story of loyalty and natural temptation featuring the director’s usual crystal clear, beautiful cinematography (despite not being shot in New York City) and some intriguing symbolism, but is hurt immensely by the mediocre performances of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Kidman believes constantly speaking… (read more)
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Most of Stanley Kubrick‘s Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is still funny, but there are several long segments that are just incredibly boring, silly shit and the same run-on gags, like the aircraft scenes. It’s also natural to be disappointed at the lack of the iconic titular… (read more)