Directors worth keeping an eye on, part 11
This list continues from part 10.
Damien Chazelle
Both of Chazelle’s movies I’ve seen were masterpieces, and both starred Ryan Gosling. He also directed Whiplash and Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench.
- Masterpieces
- First Man
- La La Land
Pete Docter
Docter was co-director of 2 Pixar masterpieces and one near masterpiece. He also contributed to the story for WALL-E and 3 of the Toy Story movies.
- Masterpieces
- Inside Out
- Monsters, Inc.
- Great movie
- Up
Alex Garland
Garland wrote screenplays for Never Let Me Go and Sunshine. He is working on a TV show called Devs.
- Masterpiece
- Ex Machina
- Good movie
- Annihilation
Michel Gondry
Gondry has directed many music videos. He also directed The Science of Sleep and Mood Indigo. He directed several episodes of Jim Carrey’s new TV show Kidding.
- Masterpiece
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Good movie
- Be Kind Rewind
James Gunn
Gunn directed Slither and Super. He’s slated to directed the next Suicide Squad movie. He wrote screenplays for the 2 live action Scooby-Doo movies.
- Masterpiece
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Great movie
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Barry Levinson
Levinson directed Wag the Dog and Toys. He worked with both Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams more than once. He was a writer on The Carol Burnett Show and he wrote the screenplay for Silent Movie.
- Masterpiece
- Rain Man
- Great movies
- Good Morning, Vietnam
- Man of the Year
- Young Sherlock Holmes
- Mediocre movie
- Sphere
John Madden
Both of Madden’s masterpieces star Gwyneth Paltrow. He also directed movies such as The Debt and Miss Sloane.
- Masterpieces
- Proof
- Shakespeare in Love
- Great movies
- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
- The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Sharon Maguire
Maguire directed Incendiary and several documentaries including Yo Picasso.
- Masterpiece
- Bridget Jones’s Diary
- Great movie
- Bridget Jones’s Baby
Matt Reeves
Reeves directed Cloverfield, and is at work on a Batman movie. He wrote a bunch of episodes of Felicity.
- Masterpiece
- War for the Planet of the Apes
- Great movies
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Let Me In
Lee Unkrich
Unkrich contributed to the story for Toy Story 4 and has also worked as an editor.
- Masterpieces
- Monsters, Inc.
- Toy Story 2
- Great movies
- Coco
- Finding Nemo
- Toy Story 3