The Coen Brothers: Genre Pastiche & Visual Wit

Postmodern storytellers

Christopher Nolan: Time, Memory & IMAX Spectacle

Puzzle box narratives

Denis Villeneuve: Sci-Fi Atmosphere & Scale

Thoughtful spectacle

Jordan Peele: Horror Through Social Commentary

Genre as activism

Frederick Wiseman: Institutional Observer

Fly-on-the-wall realism

Errol Morris: Truth Detective

Investigation through film

Michael Moore: Provocateur Documentarian

Political activism through cinema

Fritz Lang's Architectural Psychology

Space as character