Hollywood excess

His films like 'The Social Network' and 'Gone Girl' dissect the dark underbelly of ambition, wealth, and obsession in modern America.

Through films like 'Boogie Nights' and 'The Master,' he explores the intoxicating allure and destructive consequences of excess in entertainment and power.

'Sunset Boulevard' remains the definitive critique of Hollywood's superficiality, vanity, and the moral compromise required to survive in the industry.