Michael Leader

Film Critic
UK

Voted for

FilmYearDirector
The Red Shoes1948Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
American Graffiti1973George Lucas
Barry Lyndon1975Stanley Kubrick
Girl Friends1978Claudia Weill
My Neighbour Totoro1988Hayao Miyazaki
Do the Right Thing1989Spike Lee
CHUNGKING EXPRESS1994Wong Kar Wai
Wandafuru Raifu1998Hirokazu Koreeda
The Matrix1999The Wachowskis
SENNEN JOYU2001Satoshi Kon

Comments

Which hat do I wish to wear today? Let's pile them all on, or at least as many as the rules and restrictions will allow. Remember: in The Poll, there are no wrong answers, just omissions. And so while it's painful to think of all the films and filmmakers that have been edged out of this list, these ten will have to do the job - for today, at least.