Blue Steel (1990)

About this episode

The episode discusses stock market culture, detectives, and themes of gun energy in the film Blue Steel directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

Arrest your father and meet us at the convenience store as we chat about stock market bros, dreamy detectives, and big gun energy in Kathryn Bigelow’s Blue Steel. Pod is the best kick of all. If you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe! Follow us at @theladykpod on Twitter and @theladykillerspod on Instagram and Bluesky Connect with your co-hosts: Jenn: @jennferatu on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky Sammie: @srkdall on Twitter and Instagram, @srkdallreads Bookstagram Rachel: @thevinylgrrrl on Instagram and Threads @vinylgrrrl on Bluesky and Letterboxd Shelby: @shelbybnovak on Instagram and Bluesky Art: Rachel Reeves (@thevinylgrrrl) Music: McKenzie Gerber (@wolfman_mac_gerber) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Jenn, Sammie, Rachel, Shelby

Topics covered

• film analysis
• feminine rage
• detectives
• gun culture
• 1990s cinema

Keywords

• Blue Steel
• Kathryn Bigelow
• film analysis
• detectives
• gun culture
• 1990s film
• feminine rage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kathryn Bigelow

Books & works: Blue Steel

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