I have seen nothing of Nichols, 1 of J. Wright and 2 of Reitman, but all of Johnson, Abrams and E. Wright. So the first 3 are out for me. I enjoy (some what) Abrams films, but I am excited about Johnson's and E. Wright's films. Still I must pick one and I will go with Johnson because his films engage more of me, and I feel he will continue to improve, while I doubt Abrams will and I am not confident that E. Wright will.