#354 Stephen Hopkins
Ranked ListUgh, this guy. Hopkins came along when I was working in a movie theater, which is why I've seen so many of his turkeys. Most of his films are laughably bad, yet is work on the TV Series 24 was often excellent. It led to his one good movie, The Life & Death of Peter Sellers, but I'm not spending any more time here, especially when I think I might've also seen Under Suspicion and The Reaping.
RANKING:
#346 out of 354
★ ½
#355 Peter Berg
Ranked ListBerg's conservative politics don't bother me nearly as much as his unpredictability. I’ve seen all but one feature because I like when he’s good, but when he’s bad he’s as bad as commercial filmmaking gets.
The one film I haven’t seen is 2018’s Mile 22, and I’m not watching that.
RANKING:
#234 out of 355
★ ★ ½
#356 James Foley
Ranked ListEvery good James Foley film surprised me because I think of him as a bad director. Fear (1996) is at the top and
it totally holds up.. I get the love for Glengarry Glen Ross and the 2nd half equals the hype, but the first half is incredibly static, emphazing a sad sack sadness that’s a crutch for Lemmon and Pacino.
He directed the Fifty Shades sequels!?! No way I’m watching those.
RANKING:
#296 out of 356
★ ★
#357 Tom DiCillo
Ranked ListPart of the 90s New York scene. A proto-hipster, Living in Oblivion was essential for anyone aspiring to make that first little movie.
At some point I have to stop and watch something, and this looks like the place, with a 2006 comedy
Delirious starring Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Alison Lohman and Gina Gershon
RANKING:
#200 out of 357
★ ★ ★ – Okay