Reel Top 10: Film Directors

Direction in a film is the key ingredient into turning a film from good to great. When first hearing about any film, the first boost of confidence as to whether a film will be good, bad, great, or indifferent is finding out who the man behind the camera will be. In 2017, it is quite simple to not only find out who is directing a film but to find out that person’s track record of successful films. Some of these directors may fall into the Michael Bay category as their filmography is all time bad while others leave glimmers of hope that their film will be good. With the likes of Damien Chazelle, Denis Villeneuve, Barry Jenkins, Ryan Coogler, and Ava DuVernay, there are plenty of men and women who are holding down the fort and continuing to make great films.

This week’s Reel Top 10 focuses on the best of the best. My top 10 directors of all time. From The Dark Knight to The Godfather, Psycho, all the way to City Lights, this top 10 spans decades of directors that have changed the way genres and films were made.

Lights! Camera! Action!

 

 


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David Gonzalez is the founder and chief film critic of Reel Talk Inc. and host of the Reel Chronicles and Chop Talk (80s horror) podcasts. As a Cuban American independent film critic, David writes fair and diverse criticism covering movies of all genres and spotlighting minority voices through Reel Talk. David has covered and reviewed films at Tribeca, TIFF, NYFF, Sundance, SXSW, and several other film festivals. He is a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer-Approved Critic and a member of the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA), New York Film Critics Online, Hollywood Film Critics Association, and the North American Film Critic Association. As an avid film collector and awards watcher, David's finger is always on the industry's pulse. David informs and educates with knowledgeable and exciting content and has become a trusted resource for readers and listeners alike. Email him at david@reeltalkinc.com or follow him on Twitter and Instagram @reeltalkinc.