While Kathryn Bigelow (1951-present) sprang to international, critical, and commercial success with 2008's The Hurt Locker, she had spent over 25 years turning out reliably solid films for studios small and large. Her style is punctuated by a deft blending of the common filmic conventions at the time in a dizzying analysis of many aspects of different genres. While her career is not quite over, Kyle and Andrew took the time to converse about each of her films and discuss their place in the American cinematic canon.