A sheriff, a mayor and a virus walk into a bar in Ari Aster’s bleak and brain-sick satire that stars a dueling Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone.

Ari Aster’s Eddington is a unique take that will hold your attention and give you some stuff to think about, but probably bit off more than it had to.

Happening during Ted's re-election campaign, Joe decides to combat Ted by running against him. At home, Joe lives with his stunted wife Louise (Emma Stone), who passes time by painting odd-looking dolls, and his conspiracy theorist mother-in-law, Dawn (Deirdre O'Connell).

Travis Hopsin of Punch Drunk Critics says the fear surrounding the pandemic, Black Lives Matter and the George Floyd protests that’s depicted in Eddington is “designed to enrage us,” but the most terrifying part of Ari Aster’s film is how accurate it is. The critic says:

For south Louisiana natives Blane Aranyosi and Kaleb Naquin, taking a few risks to pursue their dreams in film is worth it. Driving to New Mexico and paying for their hotels were small prices to pay when they got cast in the latest Ari Aster feature,

O n paper, a thriller comedy starring Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascalwould soar to high heights in audiences' hearts, but that is seemingly not the case for the dynamo actors' up