[CONTAINS SPOILERS!] The film A House of Dynamite is all about what would happen during a nuclear attack on the United States, and the United States’ own nuclear launch process plays a feature role. RIGHT: While many aspects of the nuclear launch process are highly classified, the procedures depicted in A House of Dynamite are […]
What ‘A House of Dynamite’ Gets Right and Wrong About Missile Defense
[CONTAINS SPOILERS!] In the film A House of Dynamite, U.S. missile defense plays a key role. Here’s what it gets right and wrong. RIGHT: A House of Dynamite correctly underlines that missile defense has been a costly project that has produced, at best, limited defensive capability. It is appropriate to refer to the chances of a […]
Is ‘A House of Dynamite’ Realistic?
[CONTAINS SPOILERS!] Although a work of fiction, A House of Dynamite depicts how U.S. national security organizations interact with accuracy. While there has never been a crisis along the lines of the attack on the United States portrayed in the movie, the screenwriter and director present a reasonable version of how U.S. government officials might […]
One Person’s Pre-Watch Guide to ‘A House of Dynamite’
By Farah Sonde Just in time for Halloween, Netflix is dropping a new nuclear thriller that fits the “spooky season” mantra. A House of Dynamite, the new film directed by Kathryn Bigelow, will hit select theaters October 10 and will stream on Netflix starting October 24. The film’s new trailer delivers multiple hints about what’s […]
