comebacks and redemption

His films like 'The Wrestler' and 'Black Swan' obsessively explore characters clawing their way back from desperation and self-destruction through visceral, intimate storytelling.

Films like 'Prisoners' and 'Sicario' examine moral redemption and the cost of comebacks, exploring how characters must confront their deepest flaws to move forward.

His films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' present redemption as a surreal, often painful process where characters must fundamentally transform or face annihilation.