Three directors whose work defies easy political labels.

It's inability to attract big-name celebrity star power is one of the few areas where the Republican Party has consistently lagged behind the Democrats. Where the left gets to claim support from Oprah Winfrey, Ben Stiller, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, George Clooney, and Brad Pitt — basically anyone spoofed in Team America: World Police as a liberal member of the “Film Actors Guild” (aka “F.A.G.”) — the right has to make do with straight-to-streaming stars like Kevin Sorbo and Antonio Sabàto Jr., past-their-prime conservative converts like James Woods and Jon Voight, and off-their-meds outliers like Roseanne Barr and Kanye West.

Directors, however, especially the ones who’ve been navigating the Hollywood system... Read More