Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors Books in Order
Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors contains 9 books, published between 2017 and 2024. The first book is A Critical Companion to Tim Burton (2017) and the newest is A Critical Companion to David Fincher (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2017–2024
Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors is an academic line of nine books, each devoted to one film director. Antonio Sanna is credited on six, Joshua Sikora on two, and Elizabeth Lowry, David LaRocca, Adam Daniel, Anthony Parisi, Joshua Russell and Matthew Aughtry on one each. The directors covered are Tim Burton (2017), James Cameron (2018), Steven Spielberg (2019), Terrence Malick (2020), Robert Zemeckis (2020), Stanley Kubrick (2020), Julie Taymor (2023), Mel Gibson (2024) and David Fincher (2024). The line is recorded as ongoing.
How many Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors books are there?
Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors has 9 books, released between 2017 and 2024.
Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1A Critical Companion to Tim Burton2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 2A Critical Companion to James Cameron2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 3A Critical Companion to Steven Spielberg2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 4A Critical Companion to Terrence Malick2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 5A Critical Companion to Robert Zemeckis2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 6A Critical Companion to Stanley Kubrick2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 7A Critical Companion to Julie Taymor2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 8A Critical Companion to Mel Gibson2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 9A Critical Companion to David Fincher2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
Do you have to read Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors books in order?
You should read the Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors book also stands alone.
Where to start with Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors
Start with A Critical Companion to Tim Burton (2017), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors book?
A Critical Companion to David Fincher (2024) is the newest Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors book released so far.
Is there a new Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors book coming?
No next Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors at a glance
- Still running
- Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors books, 6 of 9, were published in the 2020s.
- Attribution
- Of the 9 titles, 6 are credited to Antonio Sanna, 2 to Joshua Sikora, 1 to Elizabeth Lowry and 1 to William Gombash. A further 27 writers are credited.