[Satire] Ari Aster's 'Eddington,' About America Losing Its Mind in 2020, Finds a Mixed Reception at Cannes

Conspiracy theory-fueled western set in New Mexico gets mixed reception at Cannes

Eddington plunges into the pandemic psyche of the U.S., plotting a small-town feud that swells to encompass nationwide events.

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 theories, TikTok and political extremism, premiered to a mixed reception at the Cannes Film Festival.

Profoundly black, Ari Aster's fourth feature film, with Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal in the electoral race in their town, narrates with haughty 2020 America eaten by violence.

‘Eddington’ Is the Perfect Conspiracy Thriller for a Broken, Brainwashed Nation

Ari Aster would like you to go back in time. The writer-director of Hereditary and Midsommar doesn’t need you to travel too far. Just five years. You probably remember a few of the details from May 2020: social distancing, social-media diatribes, swabs being thrust violently into nasal cavities, “I Can’t Breathe,” uprisings in the streets. It’s crazy to think all of this took place half a decade ago. It’s even crazier to ignore the creeping sens…

Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ Gets Muted Response at Starry Cannes Debut With Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone and Pedro Pascal

Pedro Pascal, Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone star in Ari Aster’s Cannes Film Festival competition movie 'Eddington,' a COVID era drama.

This hallucinating western, worn by Joaquin Phoenix, is to date the most convincing, craziest and blackest film in the Cannoese competition.