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A review by surlaroute
Kubrick by Michael Herr
4.0
Having been surprised at the size of this book when it arrived, I was first and foremost impressed by its concision - even though I'd read much of it excerpted or rehashed in parts of Taschen's more weighty Kubrick Archives, this was like barreling through those pages in a tenth of the time, missing none of the feeling of "solving" the mystery of the man.
But it's in the "postscript" (which is actually about a quarter of the short page length) about Eyes Wide Shut, art phobia/masterpiece fatigue, and our present culture, where Herr transcends mere biography for me. Don't let the shortness of this one blind you to its vitality and importance - remember Killer's Kiss was only 67 minutes long.
But it's in the "postscript" (which is actually about a quarter of the short page length) about Eyes Wide Shut, art phobia/masterpiece fatigue, and our present culture, where Herr transcends mere biography for me. Don't let the shortness of this one blind you to its vitality and importance - remember Killer's Kiss was only 67 minutes long.