#ari-aster

#ari-aster

A filmmaker who wanted to make a politically contentious movie couldn't do much better than to set it in mid-2020, when the United States, under the covid-19 lockdown and approaching a Presidential election, was tearing itself apart over masking mandates and then over the fallout from the killing of George Floyd. This is precisely what Ari Aster's recent film "Eddington" does, wading with apparent boldness into a slew of issues that remain divisive even five years on.

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A big part of the project for me was to pull back as far as I could and include as many voices as I could that are a part of this cacophony.

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‘Eddington’ is a ‘No Country for Old Men’ riff that hinges on mask mandates and the murder of George Floyd, showcasing Aster's ambition and timeliness.