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'Eddington' goes back to 2020, but its vision is blurry

By Aisha Harris,

Glen Weldon, Walter Chaw, Liz Metzger, Carly Rubin, Mike Katzif, Jessica Reedy

Published July 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM EDT

Joaquin Phoenix in Eddington. — Joaquin Phoenix in *Eddington*.

Eddington plunges us back into that familiarly distressing time of the early days of the pandemic. Directed by Ari Aster (Hereditary and Midsommar) Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal star as political rivals in a small southwest town. Their conflict collides with the news of George Floyd's murder, which brings tensions to a full-on boil for the whole community.

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