Are there any Black directors with a similar style to Nolan or Scorsese?

[Shadow]

As far as individual films in terms of tone:

Four Brothers - John Singleton
Devil in a Blue Dress / Out of Time - Carl Franklin
Training Day - Antonie Fuqua
Inside Man - Spike Lee

 

[Killigraphy]

Peele with the trifecta might be young Simba. I really like his Twilight Zone, but he needs that third movie to make it a proper 3 peat.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Donald Clover is the closest thing we have

 

[Danie84]

SideBAR, Malik Hassan Sayeed doesn't get enough credit.

His cinematography made Girl 6/Clockers/Eyes Wide Shut/Belly/He Got Game/Gattaca look like moving still photography come to life

 

[Drew Wonder]

This scene right here for one
Just the way it’s directed

Malcolm X is better than any Nolan film and is up there with Scorcese’s best. Scorsese himself called it one of the best films of the 90s.

Spike has his own unique style but his most “Scorcese” type film as far as tone imo is Mo Better Blues

Aside from The Dark Knight which I love, I’m starting to think that Nolan is incredibly overrated. He gets by on great concepts but visually he’s pretty bland, his editing is a complete mess and he has some cringe worthy, overly expository and on the nose dialogue. Everything is about the theme and concept rather than realistic, natural characters.

 

[Zero]

This scene right here for one
Just the way it’s directed