scientific corruption

His provocative films like 'The Devils' and 'Altered States' expose how scientific institutions and authority figures exploit knowledge for power and control.

His body horror films systematically explore how scientific ambition becomes twisted corruption, corrupting both the scientist and their subjects in works like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome'.

His critiques of institutional authority, particularly in 'The Third Generation,' reveal how scientific rationality becomes a tool for manipulation and moral decay.