Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Joe Dante.

Highly recommended: Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Recommended: The Howling, It’s a Good Life (segment from Twilight Zone: The Movie), The ‘Burbs, Matinee

Worth a look: Piranha, Explorers, Innerspace, Small Soldiers, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, The Hole

Not recommended: Burying the Ex

Next week’s director is… Sam Raimi!!