Tag: Near Dark

  • How Blue Steel Combined Two Different Eras of Kathryn Bigelow’s Filmmaking

    How Blue Steel Combined Two Different Eras of Kathryn Bigelow’s Filmmaking

    The career of historic filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow is divided into two very distinct eras. Initially, Bigelow was a go-to master of over-the-top genre entertainment. The likes of Near Dark and Point Break were beloved for both their unique portraits of masculinity in mainstream American cinema and engaging in all kinds of entertaining mayhem (see: everything…