Tarantino has many, many successful films that are mainly of the crime/drama genre and I believe that he is indeed a modern day auteur director. I recently watched 'Reservoir Dogs' for the first time and I am definitely obsessed with it. As I am also a big fan of gore and horror films, I enjoyed watching the iconic scenes from Reservoir Dogs as it was very thrilling and it got me biting at my nails for sure. The scene I am referring to is the one where the police officer gets beaten up and gets his ear cut off with Stealers Wheel, 'Stuck in the Middle with You', is playing over the top of the scene. This scene completely evaluates Tarantino's films and why I would class him as a modern day auteur director. He is known for themes such as: