The Political Trickery of “Eddington”

The Political Trickery of “Eddington”

Richard Brody on the political clashes and pandemic anxieties in Ari Aster’s “Eddington,” which stars Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, and Deirdre O’Connell.

“Eddington” review: Pandemic-era Chaos

The year 2020. A year ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. During this year, there was also the racial reckoning of the broken justice system that affected disadvantaged people. This period of time has been depicted primarily in films released exclusively on streaming services, but very rarely on the silver screen. The latest example of a film depicting this period is “Eddington,” the newest film from Ari Aster, which premiered in competition at th…