small-town secrets

His masterpiece 'Blue Velvet' and 'Twin Peaks' expose the dark underbelly of small-town Americana through surrealist storytelling and psychological depth.

Films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' uncover hidden traumas and sinister secrets lurking beneath the surface of tight-knit communities.

Her intimate character studies in 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' reveal the psychological secrets and moral complexities of isolated individuals and insular towns.