Overview
- Kathryn Bigelow’s political thriller began global streaming on Netflix on Oct. 24 after a Venice premiere and a limited theatrical run.
- The film follows a compressed government response to a sudden, unattributed missile threat, presented through overlapping points of view.
- Reviewers praise the tension, technical craft, and performances from Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson, while some criticize the replayed structure and polarizing finish.
- Alexandra Bell of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists deems the portrayal extremely accurate, with the organization hosting screenings and a Nov. 6 online forum.
- Coverage situates the movie in the lineage of nuclear cinema and notes its timeliness given heightened global tensions and the looming expiration of the New START arms-control framework.