The Shining (1980)
Kubrick’s 1980 King adaptation. Nicholson, Shelley Duvall. Steadicam in the Overlook. King hated it. Everyone else didn’t.
Stanley Kubrick
This archive collects the films directed by Stanley Kubrick reviewed at Master of Worlds — 7 titles spanning “Dr. Strangelove (1964)”, “Eyes Wide Shut (1999)”, “Full Metal Jacket (1987)”, “Paths of Glory (1957)”, “Spartacus (1960)”, “The Killing (1956)”, and “The Shining (1980)”. Together they form a substantial cross-section of the work, and the reviews approach them as storytelling first. The questions stay consistent across the collection — what the direction asks of the audience, how it serves the structure of each film, and what holds up on a second or third viewing. Seeing one name across this many films makes the craft legible in a way a single title cannot: the recurring instincts, the range, the choices that mark the work. The collection is curated rather than exhaustive, built from films reviewed in depth at Master of Worlds, and it grows as further titles are added.
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Kubrick’s 1987 Vietnam two-act. R. Lee Ermey as drill instructor. Hue City urban combat. Born to Kill helmet versus peace button.
Paths of Glory (1957)
Kubrick’s 1957 WWI French army drama. Kirk Douglas defends three soldiers court-martialed for cowardice. Banned in France for decades.
The Killing (1956)
Kubrick’s 1956 racetrack robbery. Sterling Hayden. Non-linear structure that became Tarantino’s vocabulary. Lionel White novel.
Spartacus (1960)
Stanley Kubrick’s 1960 Roman epic. Kirk Douglas as the slave revolt leader. Broke the Hollywood blacklist through Dalton Trumbo credit.
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Kubrick’s 1964 Cold War satire. Sellers in three roles, Scott as Buck Turgidson. The film that established what political satire could do on film.
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 final film. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Schnitzler novella adaptation. Substantial conclusion to Kubrick’s filmography.