Are you ready for another insane Ari Aster film? The pandemic was a crazy time, and you’d have to be crazy to want to go back to it. And yet that’s what Aster has done with his polarizing film, Eddington, which has just dropped a full trailer that’s off the chain.
Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Austin Butler, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Clifton Collins Jr., and Micheal Ward, Eddington takes place in a small New Mexico town during the COVID-19 pandemic where paranoia and a battle for control have turned the place into a powder keg.
The film premiered at Cannes last month, where it was met with polarizing reviews, which has been the case for Aster films lately.
SYNOPSIS: In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Phoenix) and mayor (Pascal) sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.
My impression is that this is going to be a wild showdown in which Phoenix and Pascal are the two main forces. Even with all of that star power surrounding them, it’s going to be those two who command our attention. I’m not a huge Aster fan like some others, but I can’t wait to see this one.
Eddington hits theaters on July 18th from A24.
