US EditionMovie Review: Ari Aster Grapples with Recent Past in ‘Eddington’
EDDINGTON, NEW MEXICO, JUL 20 – Ari Aster’s film depicts a small town torn by pandemic fears, mask mandates, and Black Lives Matter protests amid a contentious mayoral race in 2020’s polarized America.
- Friday’s debut of 'Eddington' by Ari Aster, depicting a pandemic-set small town in fictional Eddington, New Mexico.
- Amid growing protests, in fictional Eddington, New Mexico, residents confront mask protocol fights and Black Lives Matter demonstrations over Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd.
- Using dark and acerbic humor, the film spotlights the brewing feud between Mayor Ted Garcia and Sheriff Joe Cross, an asthmatic who rejects mask mandates.
- In one mocking scene, the film spares no one, serving stinging satire to advocates on every side, as masked patrons at a drugstore applaud an unmasked man’s ejection.
- Despite time passed since the pandemic, the film plunges audiences back into pandemic scars, leaving viewers reflecting for weeks.
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Stranger Suggests: A Cosmic Flick with a Live Soundtrack, Art That Bridges the Gap Between Life and Death, and an Absurd Comedian
One really great thing to do every day of the week. by Megan Seling MONDAY 7/21 'Eddington' (FILM) Ari Aster has a habit of sending messages before we're ready for them. Hereditary didn't wait for you to adjust to the darkness before it struck a decidedly freaky match. Then, Midsommar spawned a thousand flower crown costumes, but also drove horror films back into the daylight. Eddington is similarly uncomfortable, as some of the first narrativ…
Movie review: Ari Aster grapples with recent past in ‘Eddington’
In every one of his films, writer/director Ari Aster has unpacked a trauma, usually his own. In the folk horror film “Midsommar,” it was relationships, while in “Hereditary,” “Beau Is Afraid,” and his short film, “The Strange Thing About the Johnsons,” he dove into family trauma to horrifying and absurdly comic ends. In his new film, “Eddington,” Aster tackles a collective American trauma using the most American of genres, the Western. That he t…
‘Eddington’ Cinematographer Darius Khondji on Shooting Ari Aster’s Western Dark Comedy: ‘It’s So Bright, It’s Never Bright Enough’
The man behind the visual styles of "Seven" and "Amour" worked with writer/director Ari Aster for the first time on "Eddington."
Keith’s Movie Korner: “Eddington” a Star-Studded Time Capsule - Rose Law Group Reporter
IMDb.com By Keith Walther The Covid-19 pandemic, shutdowns, masking policies, social distancing, the BLM movement, riots, ambushes of police officers, and the increased influence of social media are all represented in this film set in 2020. “Eddington” is a fictional contemporary western story inspired by the real-life events that shaped this tumultuous year in America. Featuring two Oscar winners, an Oscar nominee, and a popular actor who seems…
Roundup: Eddington, Lloyd Allen, La Source …
“Eddington” — Ari Aster’s film about political and social turmoil during the pandemic — opened Friday. There’s a familiar face (besides Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone) on the screen: Staples High Class of 2024 graduate Cameron Mann. He debuted with Staples Players long before entering high school — as an elementary student. He continued through his senior year, stopping only that spring when he filmed “Eddington” in New Mexico. Cam…
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