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Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ Is a Mirror. Like What You See?

Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ Is a Mirror. Like What You See?

The Big Picture

July 18, 20251h 59m

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Show Notes

Sean and Amanda are joined by “Mean Pod Guy” Adam Nayman to unpack Ari Aster’s divisive new film, ‘Eddington’—starring Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal. They discuss why they all thoroughly enjoyed the film, how Aster successfully captures our present world with a cinematic use of phones, screens, and social media, and wonder how it will perform commercially and critically (7:53). Then, they briefly cover Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s twenty-seventh feature film, ‘Cloud,’ and explain why Kurosawa matters to cinema at large (1:03:57). Finally, Sean is joined by Aster to talk through what makes this movie different from his previous work, why he wanted to make this now, where he sees his career moving forward, and what projects he wants to make next (1:16:03).


Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guests: Ari Aster and Adam Nayman

Producer: Jack Sanders


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