The new political thriller, A House of Dynamite , now available to stream on Netflix, marked the return of Kathryn Bigelow , one of the most accomplished and seminal directors. After an eight-year hiatus from feature filmmaking, she is back with her familiar brand of gripping docudrama about pressing issues concerning the United States Military-Industrial complex. While the divisive response to A House of Dynamite , which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, indicates that this isn't her finest work, having Bigelow back in the rotation is a promising sign for the film landscape.

Before becoming the first woman to win Best Director at the Academy Awards for The Hurt Locker , Bigelow took a brief sojourn into the world of television. During this inflection point in her

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