#240 – Eyes Wide Shut | Directed by Stanley Kubrick (with Anna)

Tune in as the Christmas season comes to a close on 2CC! For this fifth and final episode of December (as well as the final episode of 2025), Anna (@banananna024/@formergleek) is hopping back onto the program for a breakdown of Eyes Wide Shut, the 1999 psychosexual drama film about a Manhattan doctor who, after learning his wife had fantasized about sleeping with another man, embarks on a dreamlike journey through the city and into a shadowy underworld that he has no business being in. The simultaneously eerie and cozy atmosphere, the hot take that this doesn’t count as a Christmas movie, Bill’s view of women and domestic life from his own masculine perspective, and the gorgeousness of Nicole Kidman with those glasses of hers land as some of the subject matter for this episode.Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Eyes Wide Shut stars Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, Marie Richardson, Rade Šerbedžija, Todd Field, Vinessa Shaw, Alan Cumming, Sky du Mont, Fay Masterson, Leelee Sobieski, Thomas Gibson, Madison Eginton, Julienne Davis, and Leon Vitali.Spoilers start at 33:35Erotic 90s | Eyes Wide Shut, Part 1 from You Must Remember ThisErotic 90s | Eyes Wide Shut, Part 2, and the Sexiest Man Alive in 1999 from You Must Remember ThisEYES WIDE SHUT: Recreating New York with Stanley KubrickCreate your podcast today! #madeonzencastrHere’s how you can learn more about Palestine and IsraelHere’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocideHere’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected onlineGood Word:• Anna: Canada’s Drag Race• Arthur: Alice Rue Evades the Truth by Emily ZippsReach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsCheck out 2 Cents Critic Linktree