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Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington,’ about America losing its mind in 2020, finds a mixed reception at Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — Ari Aster’s COVID-era Western “Eddington,” about a 2020 America quickly losing its mind to conspiracy ...
'Eddington' Is a Wigged-Out Modern Western Overstuffed With Ideas
Ari Aster's film, set amid COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter protests, is a cry of vexation over what our country has ...
‘Eddington’ Review: Ari Aster’s Bleak and Brilliant Look at Post-COVID America Feels Like the First Truly Modern Western
Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal run against each other for mayor in a small New Mexico town that's about to go up in flames.
Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ Has Critics Squaring Off at Cannes
Set in the pandemic’s early days, the noted horror director’s Covid comedy satirizes the national mood during lockdown.
‘Eddington’ Review: Ari Aster Reunites With Joaquin Phoenix – and Emma Stone, Pedro Pascal – in Risqué Political Fantasia
When making his bid for the highest office in the land, the sharp political philosopher and crummy political candidate John ...
‘Eddington’ Review: Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal Shoot Blanks in Ari Aster’s Neo-Western, Which Confuses Absurdism With Incoherence
Emma Stone and Austin Butler are also featured in this epic portrait of a country torn apart by paranoid conspiracy theories, ...
‘Eddington’ Review: Ari Aster’s Explosive, Satirical Neo-Western Takes A Big Swing At MAGA Culture – Cannes Film Festival
How do you make a satirical movie about modern America when the news that comes out of there every day is quite literally ...
‘Eddington’ Is the Perfect Conspiracy Thriller for a Broken, Brainwashed Nation
Set during the early days of the pandemic, Ari Aster's mix of social satire, suspense, and 21st century paranoia still feels ...