Kubrick's 2001

Acclaimed in an international critics poll as one of the ten best films ever made, Stanley Kubrick''s 2001: A Space Odyssey has nonetheless baffled critics and filmgoers alike. Its reputation rests largely on its awesome special effects, yet the plot has been considered unfathomable. Critical consensus has been that Kubrick himself probably didn''t know the answers.

Leonard Wheat''s Kubrick''s 2001...