Tracing the thread…
Explores toxic masculinity and domestic power imbalances through psychological horror, particularly in 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' where male dominance and control within relationships create profound suffering.
Yorgos Lanthimos GreeceExamines authoritarian male figures and distorted domestic hierarchies in films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite,' where patriarchal control breeds dysfunction and violence.
Joachim Trier DenmarkConsistently interrogates masculine aggression, domination, and the destruction of domestic spaces in works like 'Antichrist' and 'Dancer in the Dark,' where male tyranny is central to human tragedy.