as in administrative
suited for or relating to the directing of things
an applicant with a number of directorial positions on his résumé
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What that did, though, was allow a distance from the show, from the directorial heart of it, but just close enough to see everything.
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William Earl, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
The former, which marks the feature directorial debut of writer-director Alex Scharfman, is the latest of many examples in which the powerhouse indie studio has attracted top-tier talent for its interesting, unconventional choices and taste.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
The same could be said about De Niro in his newest film, The Alto Knights, another gangster opus but this time without the directorial guidance of Martin Scorsese, De Niro’s usual guru in American male psychopathology.
—Armond White, National Review, 21 Mar. 2025
The thriller-comedy marks the directorial debut of Morihito Inoue, two-time winner of the National Independent Kaiju Film Championship.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
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William Earl, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
The former, which marks the feature directorial debut of writer-director Alex Scharfman, is the latest of many examples in which the powerhouse indie studio has attracted top-tier talent for its interesting, unconventional choices and taste.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
The same could be said about De Niro in his newest film, The Alto Knights, another gangster opus but this time without the directorial guidance of Martin Scorsese, De Niro’s usual guru in American male psychopathology.
—Armond White, National Review, 21 Mar. 2025
The thriller-comedy marks the directorial debut of Morihito Inoue, two-time winner of the National Independent Kaiju Film Championship.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Directorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directorial. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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