On the cover: Multi-award-winning action auteur Kathryn Bigelow on her most compelling film yet, the tense political thriller A House of Dynamite.

Inside the issue: An in-depth interview with Bigelow as she discusses her commitment to authenticity and her switch to journalistic realism. A celebration of film theory icon Laura Mulvey as she receives a BFI Fellowship; Iranian director Jafar Panahi on his Palme d’Or-winning It Was Just an Accident and underground filmmaking; Pillion director Harry Lighton on his feature debut exploring a BDSM love affair; and the directors of Zodiac Killer Project and Predators discuss the dangerous allure of true-crime tales. Plus, reviews of new releases and a look back at Todd Haynes’s Far from Heaven.