He's had no directing credits since Trespass in 2011 and one episode of House Of Cards, seems pretty much finished, Blood Creek, Twelve and Trespass aren't exactly films that are shouted about so he didn't go with a bang.
shareJust like Brian De Palma, I feel like his work since 2000 has been the most interesting of his career, artistically, for me, maybe not commercially (Although I prefer Flatliners, Dying Young and Lost Boys), however the time of less bloated big productions was welcome, more auteur-like, and interesting experiments. I would love to see him continue, making more personal films, few people realize how versatile this man is, with an absolutely mind bloawing depth of a personality, almost a split personality, very much in touch with a feminine side that worked for him tremendously, he could make a small gritty movie, and at the same time big productions, that's why I think so many people are surprised what kind of films he has directed, with a totally different sensibility and genre for almost each film. There's a quite gothic side to his style that is slightly recognizable, his dramas can have a depth of a Sidney Lumet film, his romantic films the heart of a child. His films deserve to be re-evaluated, as their own entity, not for the purpose of discovering some repeating trademarks.
shareWell he is almost 80. I think that it's alright for him to have slowed down and retired.
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