Who's your favorite director that isn't an icon?

When discussing great directors on this forum (and in general), you see a lot of the same names...Nolan, Scorsese, the Davids (Fincher and Lynch), the Andersons (Paul Thomas and Wes), Kubrick, etc. But who are some guys or gals with filmographies you enjoy that maybe don't have all the awards, acclaim or fame of the top dogs?Gareth Evans (The Raid 1 & 2) and Leigh Whannell (Upgrade, The Invisible Man) are among my favorites. They both inject their projects with a lot of energy and have managed to do so with relatively meager budgets. I think that kind of ingenuity is dope and proves if you have the vision and a good crew behind you, you don't need big stars and tons of money to make movies that look slick and have a good amount of scale.I also think Doug Liman has made some really fun movies (The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Jumper, Edge of Tomorrow). I haven't seen it, but Chaos Walking seems like it could be another high-concept sci-fi flick with decent entertainment value. Even when his movies aren't that great, they're usually at least enjoyable on some level. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/30ougu8