Ari Aster's new film "Eddington" explores the pandemic era

Ari Aster sits down with @seanseaevans for a deep dive into the films that inspired @A24's @eddingtonmovie - from UNFORGIVEN to JFK - while exploring rare, original artifacts from the Academy Collection at the Margaret Herrick Library. Watch the full interview: pic.x.com/cVEF1tjQaq

It’s EDDINGTON time baby, and nobody gets to stay neutral www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/movies/eddington-review-ari-aster.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XE8.rD_f.aVn0L1vbwcJj&smid=tw-share

Far as I know, EDDINGTON's Ari Aster was nowhere near Wuhan in 2019. Yet COVID and its attendant crises seem so existentially aligned with director's sensibilities that even if the coronavirus didn't exist, Aster might've eventually invented it himself: www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-joaquin-phoenix-pedro-pascal-covid-pandemic-satire-eddington-ari-aster/

EDDINGTON or HOW I LEARNED TO KEEP WORRYING AND LOVE THE SCREEN: To Ari Aster, we may be, as the kids say, cooked. Unfortunately, his latest film proves the pandemic (shout out to Jenny Durkan and murder hornets) also may have cooked his brain. My review: www.inlander.com/screen/eddington-aims-at-many-targets-but-this-sad-excuse-for-a-satire-wildly-misses-the-mark-each-time-30171480 pic.x.com/DgCZ74Cdnz