A review by miguelf
Stanley Kubrick: American Filmmaker by David Mikics

4.0

Though workmanlike in scope and execution, this Kubrick biography manages to bring in enough detail on both the life and work to be very worthwhile. The films are covered in chronological order and though each film here could have received its own biography, it manages to give a very good sense of the man including his many quirks. One highlight is the discussion of the films that Kubrick wasn’t able to make (the Napoleon biopic sounds epic), and though the author is quite happy with Eyes Wide Shut, a treatment of the Shoah by Kubrick would have been a sight to behold. Instead we have the film Kubrick thought would be its competition: Schindler’s List – ugh.