# Kathryn Bigelow: Near Dark (1987) and Strange Days (1995)

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Published: 2026-05-26T23:02:00+00:00
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## Resource

Continuing our new season on Director Double Bills, in this episode we focus on action auteur Kathryn Bigelow, exploring her 1987 vampire Western NEAR DARK (31: 57) and the 1995 cyberpunk tech-noir STRANGE DAYS (1:39:15). Joining us today to discuss these films is an incredible guest, author and academic, Professor Stacey Abbott, who wrote the BFI Classic on NEAR DARK. ***Please rate and review our podcast!*** We highly recommend checking out Stacey's book on NEAR DARK: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/near-dark-9781911239291/ SciFrights is hosted, produced, and edited by Liam Dunn and Lindsay Hallam Music composed and performed by Damo Alexander and Rosie Gilbey Artwork by Millie Hallam Visit our website: https://rss.com/podcasts/scifrights/ Email us at scifrightspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on: Instagram Facebook Bluesky Letterboxd

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