We're entering into a big phase of the year for Netflix, when the giant streaming platform gets all of its most ambitious movies for the year out in cinemas, often very briefly, to ensure that they're eligible for awards contention. It's a process that has worked in the past for the likes of All Quiet on the Western Front and more, and this year the streamer has a good list ready to go.
In the coming weeks there'll be the chance to see Frankenstein, Ballad of a Small Player and Jay Kelly on the big screen, but I jumped when I saw that the first movie to hit cinemas from its lineup was A House of Dynamite. Kathryn Bigelow hasn't made a movie in a good few years, and the teasers for this one made it look superb, as did the first reviews, so I headed to Picturehouse Central in London this past week to check it out for myself.
