After Dark Preview: 'Eyes Wide Shut' at 25

Stanley Kubrick went all out for what would become his final picture— and it’s nothing like you’d expect. Its subtext descends into Dante’s Nine Circles of Hell then does a U-turn at the corner of Pop Culture and Reality. Christopher Nolan would ask you, “Are you watching closely?” Kubrick assumes the impossible, that the viewer may, like the film’s lead character, Bill Harford, like the rest of society, have their Eyes Wide Shut.

Enjoy another deep dive courtesy of Sophia and Nick as they venture through a disconcerting yet convincing New York City at Christmastime with the most powerful couple of 1999: Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise. They break down the most important scenes, quotes, characters, and timelines as Bill and Alice play their marriage mind games.

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