Stanley Kubricks One and Only Noir Film Changed the Genre Forever

Stanley Kubrick possesses a rare filmography that features someone's favorite. Among his list of feature films with a standard budget, you could argue for any being your favorite, and no one would bat an eye. Who could go wrong with advocating for Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, or The Shining? Kubrick has been discussed and analyzed ad nauseam in film criticism and everyday conversation, yet his limited work output never gets stale. He is the most glowing example of the power of a film director. That being said, for all the praise that each of Kubrick's canonical films received, The Killing, the director's lone noir and heist thriller, is still overlooked by the masses. Considering that the film, to this day, has influenced the heist genre to its core, it deserves its proper recognition.