#black-comedy

#black-comedy

As Langston Fleury - an A.R.G.U.S. agent sent, theoretically, to assist Economos as he monitors Chris Smith's house - Meadows spends most of the episode gleefully needling his colleague instead: debating the plural of "Pokémon," applying the unwelcome (but extremely sticky) nickname "Ginger Cool," and revealing what he says is his sole weakness: bird blindness, a rare condition that makes him unable to distinguish, say, between a hummingbird or a vulture.

Yorgos Lanthimos's macabre and amusing new film has a predictably strong performance from Emma Stone, an intestine-shreddingly clamorous orchestral score from Jerskin Fendrix and, most importantly, a wonderful montage finale but frankly it's a very, very long run-up to that big jump. Added to which, there is the question of whether this bizarre if sometimes heavy-handed black comedy has fully earned its eventual pivot to serious tragic issues in the ending.

Eddington is a hybrid western-black comedy about the summer of 2020, tackling issues like mask mandates, QAnon, and Black Lives Matter protests.

"Tommy Tiernan's engaging personality and profound insights range from quantum physics to parenting, reflecting his eclectic thoughts and vast interests in life."