Benji and Luke begin the show by presenting context for Kathryn Bigelow’s career to date and their expectations for her first film since 2017 and her first since 2002 without long-time screenwriter, Mark Boal. They then provide an assessment of the cultural relevance of A House of Dynamite along with a spoiler free plot summary of the movie. They follow with a breakdown of themes and key moments from the movie along with audience feedback from their screening. Finally, they briefly discuss Bigelow’s 2017 movie, Detroit, and use that to set up their takeaways about Bigelow’s role as a Trump era director.
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0:00 Intro
10:19 The cultural relevance of A House of Dynamite
11:27 Spoiler free plot summary
25:07 The moments: themes, ideas, and thoughts from our audience
49:54 Was this movie successful or credible in 2025 America?
53:29 Kathryn Bigelow’s career arc from Obama to Trump
Hosts:
Benji Wade and Luke Baumgarten
Director:
Kathryn Bigelow
Starring:
Rebecca Ferguson, Idris Elba, Anthony Ramos, Jared Harris
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Thank you to Mitch Davis for the artwork and Lucid Terminal for the theme song.