masculinity and vulnerability

Raw, physical storytelling celebrating ordinary people overcoming impossible odds through sheer willpower.

His films deconstruct masculine archetypes and expose emotional fragility beneath performative strength, particularly in works like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things'.

She explores toxic masculinity and male trauma with visceral intimacy, examining how vulnerability becomes weaponized or repressed in films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin'.