Eddington Review: Ari Aster's Latest Is Thematically Rich but Overlong

Eddington review: Ari Aster's latest is thematically rich but overlong

The last time Joaquin Phoenix and director Ari Aster worked together, it was for 2023’s incendiary Beau Is Afraid, a primal psychodrama about a man with a mother fixation. Veering towards the extreme, it wasn’t for all tastes, but then that’s the world that Aster operates in. His first two films, Hereditary and Midsommar, similarly re-worked the horror movie in his own image, creating two utterly unforgettable experiences.His latest feature Eddi…

Eddington derails the western

The old certainties about genre are as blurred as the world.

Ari Aster's Eddington is a pandemic-era satire for our times

Explore Ari Aster's latest film Eddington, a compelling socio-political satire set during COVID times, starring Joaquin Phoenix.

Eddington | Internet is the real enemy in Ari Aster’s latest

In Ari Aster’s latest provocative, mind-boggling movie, the internet is the real enemy amongst all the chaos. Some thoughts on Eddington:  Warning! Heavy spoilers for Eddington and some key spoilers for Beau Is Afraid, Hereditary and Midsommar. Ari Aster has always been interested in cults. Whether it’s the naked worshippers of Paimon in Hereditary, the people of Hårga (also often naked) in Midsommar or even the manipulation committed by Beau’s …

Turning Pandemic Nightmares Into a Perceptive Probing of COVID-Era Paranoia and Polarisation: Joaquin Phoenix and Ari Aster Chat 'Eddington'

Set in the middle of social-distancing restrictions and mask mandates mid-2020, Ari Aster's fourth feature is a western, thriller and dark comedy.