[Satire] Sleepy No More: Pandemic and Politics Infect Rural America in 'Eddington'

What’s Up With the Woke Teens in Eddington?

Ari Aster’s newest film goes in on its youngest characters but not without some degree of compassion and a nod toward their disaffected position in a town crumbling into chaos.

Film reviews: Eddington and Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

EddingtonDirected by Ari Aster (R)★★Ari Aster's new film is "really going to divide and aggravate people," said Brian Tallerico in RogerEbert.com. "It's designed to be divisive," and "if you hate it, it's kind of done its job." Set in a New Mexico town at the start of the Covid pandemic, Eddington pits a mask-hating sheriff played by Joaquin Phoenix against a nominally progressive mayor played by Pedro Pascal, and while the story touches on cons…

Sleepy no more: Pandemic and politics infect rural America in 'Eddington'

Movie reviewer Brent Northup says he was "spellbound" as "Eddington" tried to make sense out of the pandemic, conspiracy theorists, social media addicts and angry voters — in 145 minutes.

In the world of Eddington, the conspiracy theorists might be right.

Is Ari Aster’s new nerve-jangling film a coherent vision of an incoherent world or big ol’, paranoid mess?

Maceo Milligan film review: ‘Eddington’ dramedy too smart for its own good

Filmmaker Ari Aster returns with a large step outside his comfort zone with a COVID drama that, like his other films, is a technical marvel. “Eddington” is a stunningly shot,

Ari Aster Breaks Down the Ambiguous Ending of Eddington

Warning: This piece contains major spoilers for the ending of Eddington. Ari Aster is no stranger to making movies that get people’s attention. His debut feature, Hereditary, and his sophomore effort, Midsommar, were huge successes for distributor A24 and helped spark conversation about “elevated horror.” Aster kept audiences guessing with his wildly ambitious Beau is Afraid, a three-hour comedy-horror starring Joaquin Phoenix that wasn’t succes…