June 2025
The filmmaker citesAll That Jazzas a major influence on modern editing, reveals the connection betweenMemories of UnderdevelopmentandTrainspotting,and shares his theory on why a director’s first film is always their best.
8 picks
Bob Fosse
1979 • United States • 2h 3m
Sean Baker
2024 • United States • 2h 19m
2008 • United States • 1h 42m
Stephen Frears
1990 • United States • 1h 50m
Andrea Arnold
2009 • United Kingdom • 2h 3m
Joel Coen
1984 • United States • 1h 37m
Mikhail Kalatozov
1964 • Cuba, Soviet Union • 2h 21m
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
1968 • Cuba • 1h 39m