predatory mentorship

His films explore psychological manipulation and corrupted authority figures who exploit vulnerability, particularly in Hereditary and Midsommar where mentorship becomes a vehicle for control.

The Invitation and Destroyer examine predatory relationships built on false intimacy and how mentors or trusted figures weaponize emotional bonds for exploitation.

His films like The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Poor Things depict authority figures who groom and manipulate vulnerable individuals under the guise of guidance or enlightenment.