Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

About this episode

The episode discusses Stanley Kubrick's film 'Eyes Wide Shut' with guest Soman Chainani, exploring themes of sexuality and youth culture.

Let’s talk about sex. At long last, we tackle the final movie from the master, Stanley Kubrick. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman’s sexual drama Eyes Wide Shut. Joining us for the conversation is New York Times bestselling fantasy author of The School for Good and Evil and the new hit novel Young World , Soman Chainani . We cover how today’s youth are going to save us and the dream that is this masterpiece movie. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:16:13) Eyes Wide Shut Roundtable (00:25:41) Your Letters (01:29:58) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now . Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server ! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here . Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn ! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts , alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers, wrestling, and more)…

People in this episode

Hosts: Haitch, Jason

Guest: Soman Chainani

Topics covered

• Stanley Kubrick
• film analysis
• sexual drama
• youth culture
• movie reviews

Keywords

• Eyes Wide Shut
• Stanley Kubrick
• Tom Cruise
• Nicole Kidman
• film review
• sexual drama
• youth culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times, Escape Hatch, TAPEDECK Podcasts

Books & works: Eyes Wide Shut, The School for Good and Evil, Young World

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