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2021-03-04
Great theories
Opening
It's annual Clean Out the Inbox Day for Matt. (Sometimes he only celebrates every 2 or 3 years.)
1:56
You know who else's inbox is at zero?
Who?
Stanley Kubrick's!
2:06
I just figured I should try to say something right now, because most of the episode will feature Ben talking and me saying, 'Hmm.'
Theories
Conspiracy theories about Stanley Kubrick's death
He died 4 days after screening the final cut off Eyes Wide Shut.
Kubrick's attention to detail and genius make these more plausible.
Another example: the middle word of The Divine Comedy is "love".
The Saturn Death Cult / Illuminati
Anti-Illuminati
Ben's evidence against Stanley Kubrick being in the Illuminati: he didn't like to travel, so he wouldn't have wanted to go to the Satanic rituals.
The CIA
Scientoligists
Ben's theory
Kubrick wanted a bad performance from Shelley Duvall in The Shining to help the audience sympathize with Jack.