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Ari Aster on ‘Eddington’: It’s ‘About What the Country Felt Like to Me’
The Covid-era satire has been divisive at Cannes, but the director has not seen the reviews. He’s focused on his fears about ...
‘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’ Sharply Divides Cannes: Star Pedro Pascal Defends a Western About ‘Our Worst Fears’ Amid Lockdown
Eddington' is the most divisive film to so far premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Hear from the cast and crew about this ...
Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone and Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ Cast on What the Film Says About America: “We’re on a Dangerous Road”
The movie, set in a small New Mexico town where the local sheriff (Phoenix) decides to run against the COVID-conscious mayor ...
What scares Ari Aster these days? His answer is dividing Cannes, so we sat down with him
Ari Aster's new movie "Eddington," a neo-western, arose out of anxieties he was feeling during the COVID lockdown. He thinks ...
Ari Aster says new film explores post-COVID fear and division
Ari Aster says "Eddington" is his response to America's divisions and fights over facts during COVID lockdowns. The film ...
Everything We Know About Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ So Far
Ari Aster’s fourth film, Eddington is on the horizon. The Western thriller and black comedy film follows Aster’s Beau Is ...
Pedro Pascal, Ari Aster speak out against fear, political division at Cannes premiere of ‘Eddington’
At Cannes, Ari Aster and Pedro Pascal discussed Eddington, a film reflecting on America's political turmoil exacerbated by ...
Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ opens to mixed reception at Cannes
Ari Aster’s COVID-era Western 'Eddington', about a 2020 America quickly losing its mind to conspiracy theories, TikTok and ...
Eddington Review
Eddington opens in theaters Friday, July 18. This review is based on a screening at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
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Eddington: Ari Aster’s Covid movie punches in all directions and misses
Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone’s comic talents are lost to one-dimensional roles in a misguided pandemic satire filled with dated jokes and disingenuous political messaging.