DM
CriticWise Journal department
Director Maps
Where to enter a filmography—and where your taste should go next.
Five-film routes through major directors, organised by viewer temperament instead of chronology, box office or awards.
Earlier in the department
More arguments.
The complete Director Maps file, arranged by publication date.
DM.02 / Maps
Denis Villeneuve: where should you start?
CriticWise Editorial 3 min
DM.03 / Maps
Bong Joon-ho: where should you start?
CriticWise Editorial 3 min
DM.04 / Maps
David Fincher: where should you start?
CriticWise Editorial 3 min
DM.05 / Maps
Sofia Coppola: where should you start?
CriticWise Editorial 3 min
Elsewhere in the issue
Change the argument.
TG
Taste Guides
Watchlists built around a feeling, not an algorithm.
TD
Taste DNA
What loving one film reveals about the rest of your taste.
SD
Split Decision
The case for, the case against, and the taste fault line between them.
AC
AI Cinema
The films, makers and arguments behind synthetic moving images.
WT
Worth Your Time
A decisive answer to the worst question of the evening.