David Fincher, Danny Boyle, Wes Anderson was until he made Fantastic Mr. Fox, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, The Coen Brothers, David Cronenberg, Gus Van Sant, Sam Raimi, I'm sure there's more...
Hell, I barely even touched foriegn directors!
Fincher: The guy's best work is
Zodiac imo, but his most critically acclaimed film was
Se7en.
Benjamin Button is regarded by most as a big miss and
The Social Network was good, but nothing mind-blowing.
Boyle:
127 Hours was definitely a step back from
Slumdog Millionaire.
Trainspotting was his best, made well over a decade ago.
Wes Anderson: He fits the bill.
Tarantino: Hmm, I think he is stagnating. It's in essence always the same with Quentin: making movies about movies, accompanied by a simple plot, great dialogues and a slick style. Guy has been doing that since
Pulp Fiction. I don't see the leap forward.
Soderbergh: You're right. He isn't stagnating, he's been going downhill since
Traffic.
Coen brothers: Hmm, you're probably right here. In terms of quality, I would say no, but in terms of continuing to evolve and taking on new challenges and pulling them off, probably yes.
Cronenberg: Maybe you're right here too, as Eastern Promises is my favourite Cronenberg.
Van Sant: Not a fan of his, so I can't tell.
Scorsese: Nah, the guy hasn't made anything close to his best films.
Raimi:
Spider-Man 3 was ***** and
Drag Me To Hell was a return to a familiar genre for Raimi. That's major stagnation there, probably downhill.