Films to Watch #10: A House of Dynamite (Kathryn Bigelow, 2025)

📅 Tuesday, October 14th
🕡 18:30 at Rialto VU
📍 De Boelelaan 1111, Amsterdam

Join us for the next Films to Watch meetup as we head to Rialto VU to watch A House of Dynamite, the latest acclaimed film by American director Kathryn Bigelow, known for powerful works like The Hurt Locker, Strange Days, and Blue Steel.

This intense, politically charged thriller follows the chaos unleashed by a mysterious nuclear missile sighting on US radar. Told in three overlapping acts—from the perspective of security advisors, military generals, and finally the President—it paints a chillingly realistic portrait of nuclear panic in a volatile world. The film blends documentary-like visuals, psychological tension, and an exceptional cast (including Idris Elba, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, and Rebecca Ferguson) to deliver what critics are calling "the defining nuclear thriller of the 2020s."

With themes of fear, power, confusion, and responsibility, it offers a gripping cinematic experience—one that leaves you with plenty to discuss.

🕡 The film starts at 18:45, so please make sure to be there a few minutes early.

🍻 After the screening, we’ll head downstairs to Bar Boele (in the same building) for drinks and an informal discussion about the movie —because as always, the conversation continues.

Hope to see you there!