Director David Gordon Green is quietly creeping into the upper echelon of movie directors. However, he is probably a name most people still have not heard of. Green is known for doing these smaller, independent, character-driven movies that are often set in Anytown, USA. To me, the movies are incredibly realistic because they dive so deeply into raw, everyday emotions, explicitly dealing with love, lust, jealousy, anger, and hurt. Keep in mind, as I say this, that he has also directed comedies with stupid humor like Pineapple Express, The Sitter, and Your Highness, which shows how ultra-talented the man is. The movies I am talking about are George Washington, Undertow (which I didn’t like but appreciated), and Snow Angels, a film I admire in every aspect. I’d need to go back and watch Snow Angels again (a movie I watched for the second time ever, no more than 3 or 4 months ago) before deciding if I like it or All the Real Girls better. Both of these movies capture the pureness of simple filmmaking.