Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

‘A House of Dynamite’: Bigelow’s latest thriller shows why nuclear bombs are only part of the danger

Kathryn Bigelow is no stranger to tense, realistic, political thrillers. Her 2008 film, The Hurt Locker, is a dark exploration of the psychology of bomb-disarming soldiers during the Iraq War. The ...
USA Today

Can we actually stop a nuclear missile? 'A House of Dynamite' has a shocking answer

"A House of Dynamite" looks at what happens if a nuclear weapon were launched at the U.S. The new Kathryn Bigelow movie streams Friday, Oct. 24, on Netflix. What's fact and what's fiction in "A House ...
The New York Times

‘So Lifelike as to Be Terrifying’: How Netflix’s Nuclear War Movie Holds Up to the Real World

Ms. Kingsbury is the Opinion editor. Mr. Hennigan writes about national security issues for Opinion from Washington. “A House of Dynamite” is a taut, high-stakes thriller directed by Kathryn Bigelow ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Box office bombs: What I learned watching 20 nuclear films in a month

One of the climactic moments in A House of Dynamite is a friendly reminder. Captain Olivia Walker (played by Rebecca Ferguson) is in the White House Situation Room where, moments earlier, her team ...