"Eyes Wide Shut" was Stanley Kubrick's final film, but it was also his most misunderstood. It opened in theaters on July 16, 1999 -- four months after Kubrick's sudden passing on March 7 -- and it was greeted with mixed reviews from critics and public indifference. Quite simply, people didn't know what to make of it.

But like most of Kubrick's movies, "Eyes Wide Shut" took repeated viewings and perspective for it to catch on, and it has since come to be regarded as another in a long list of Kubrick masterpieces. That's what makes my conversation with Robert P. Kolker (Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland) and Nathan Abrams (Professor in Film, Bangor University in Wales) so incredibly fascinating. They're the authors of the book "Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film," and they provide so much insight that even diehard fans of Stanley Kubrick will find it essential.

I hope you enjoy this deep dive conversation about "Eyes Wide Shut" on "Consider This with Scott Mantz!"