character-driven storytelling

Creates emotionally resonant stop-motion narratives that blend humor with genuine pathos and heart.

His films like 'There Will Be Blood' and 'Boogie Nights' build narratives entirely around complex, flawed characters whose psychological depths and contradictions drive every plot development.

He crafts deeply peculiar characters whose idiosyncratic behaviors and internal logic create surreal worlds in films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' where character psychology dictates reality.