are head and shoulders above much of the director 's previous popcorn work 
(ROOT (VP (VBP are) (PP (NP (NN head) (CC and) (NNS shoulders)) (IN above) (NP (NP (JJ much)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN director) (POS 's)) (JJ previous) (NN popcorn) (NN work)))))))
(ROOT (VP (VBP ) (PP (NP (NN ) (CC ) (NNS )) (IN ) (NP (NP (JJ )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN ) (POS )) (JJ ) (NN ) (NN )))))))