The Adventures of Cliff Booth (David Fincher, 2026)

[Matt]

I think Fincher, out of all the high-profile 1990s music video directors, has fizzled the least.

Spike Jones hasn't made a feature since 2013. Michel Gondry, in director jail since The Green Hornet, makes movies no one seems to watch outside of France. Belly remains Hype Williams' only feature, even though it's got a huge cult following. Michael Bay is still doing Michael Bay things, just on a much smaller scale. Roman Coppola is a longtime collaborator with Wes Anderson, but hasn't made his own feature since 2012. I have no idea what Stéphane Sednaoui is doing.

Of course, Jonathan Glazer, Mike Mills, and Anton Corbijn are all successful, respected feature directors, but none of them nearly as prolific or bankable as Fincher.

[beamish14]

I think Fincher, out of all the high-profile 1990s music video directors, has fizzled the least. He

Spike Jones hasn't made a feature since 2013. Michel Gondry, in director jail since The Green Hornet makes movies no one seems to watch outside of France. Belly remains Hype Williams' only feature, even though it's got a huge cult following. Michael Bay is still doing Michael Bay things, just on a much smaller scale. Roman Coppola is a longtime collaborator with Wes Anderson, but hasn't made his own feature since 2012. I have no idea what Stéphane Sednaoui is doing.

Of course, Jonathan Glazer, Mike Mills, and Anton Corbijn are all successful, respected feature directors, but none of them nearly as prolific or bankable as Fincher.

Jonathan Dayton/Valerie Faris really flamed out quickly after Little Miss Sunshine. Samuel Bayer regrettably decided to make the Nightmare on Elm Street reboot.

Russell Mulcahy and Steve Barron, who really laid the foundation for the music video aesthetic alongside Zbigniew Rybczyński, both retreated back to television and advertising

[Never Cursed]

This will release in IMAX theaters for two weeks starting Thanksgiving weekend, and will appear on Netflix proper on Christmas (taking the newly-vacated IMAX spot previously occupied by the Greta Gerwig Narnia movie)