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A House of Dynamite review – a skilful and timely affair

by Yasmine Kandil

Kathryn Bigelow’s taut political thriller sees the US government race to respond to an impending nuclear threat.

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Venice Film Festival

A House of Dynamite – first-look review

by Yasmine Kandil

Kathryn Bigelow’s taut political thriller sees the US government race to respond to an impending nuclear threat.
Review

Detroit

by David Jenkins

Kathryn Bigelow returns with this expansive, rousing and overwrought cine-autopsy of the 1967 Detroit riots.

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Review

Zero Dark Thirty

by Simon Crook

Kathryn Bigelow’s rapid response to the death of Osama Bin Laden is a taut and morally ambiguous procedural for the ages.

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Review

The Hurt Locker

by Kingsley Marshall

Kathryn Bigelow’s long-awaited directorial return is a commendably mature response to conflict.

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