Is he a hack?
>>87241814
of course he is
yeah, he made two good flicks in the 70s and hasn't done anything nearly as good since. This guy apparently listened to a green day CD on repeat while editing The Thin Red Line, he's clearly not all there.
I can summarize Night of Cups for you:
>shots of a beach
>shots of characters faces
>characters whispering completely mindless garbage in a soothing voice
>>87242471
His movies look like those artsy commercials.