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 directors are… Jonathan Demme.

Highly recommended: Stop Making Sense, Something Wild, The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia

Recommended: Citizens Band, Melvin and Howard, Who Am I This Time? (non-film), Swing Shift (work print version), The Perfect Kiss (music video), Rachel Getting Married

Worth a look: Caged Heat, Last Embrace, Beloved, The Manchurian Candidate

Not recommended: A Master Builder

Next week’s director is… Michael Haneke!!