In this episode, we review the latest film from director Ari Aster, the 2025 action-comedy Eddington, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Austin Butler, and Emma Stone. We discuss the interesting genre transition Ari Aster is making after years of working in horror, and we debate whether this movie’s message lands as intended.

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