Kubrickian

English

Etymology

From Kubrick +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Kubrickian (comparative more Kubrickian, superlative most Kubrickian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999), influential American film director, writer, producer, and photographer, noted for his technical perfectionism.
  2. Characterized by meticulous perfectionism, mastery of the technical aspects of film-making, and atmospheric visual style in films across a range of genres.
    • 2022 May 11, Peter Bradshaw, “Everything Everywhere All at Once review – nothing nowhere over a long period of time”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      There are some nice gags and sprightly Kubrickian touches, and one genuinely shocking scene when Evelyn fat-shames her daughter – an authentically upsetting moment of family dysfunction that seems to come from another film, one in a parallel universe.