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‘Eddington’ Is a Visceral Reflection of a Fractured Time

Ari Aster’s fourth film stands as an incisive departure for the trailblazing director

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Ben Ulansey
Jul 22, 2025
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Pedro Pascal and Joaquin Phoenix in Eddington / A24
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It’s not terribly hard to see why Eddington has become a hotbed of controversy in recent weeks. Set in May of 2020, the movie revolves around the pandemic and the tensions that followed as lockdown/Black Lives Matter protests swept the country. Given Ari Aster’s creative history, I’m convinced that the purpose behind the film was to elicit exactly th…

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