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Eddington review - Ari Aster’s tedious Covid western masks drama and mutes his stars

Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone and Austin Butler have little to work with in this disappointing dud from the Hereditary and Midsommar director

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2025

Emma Stone and Pedro Pascal pose on Cannes red carpet for Eddington premiere

The cast posed for photographs at the Cannes Film Festival.

Evening Standard · May 16, 2025

Eddington review – Ari Aster’s brilliant, blood-soaked skewering of modern America

4/5 A star-studded ensemble cast – among them Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone and Pedro Pascal – riff on Covid, cults and the white saviour complex in the ‘Midsommar’ filmmaker’s state-of-the-nation black comedy

The Independent UK · May 16, 2025

First trailer for Hereditary director's next movie is an immersive social media doomscroll featuring Marvel and Dune stars

Eddington's new teaser puts you in the middle of a political social media storm

Total Film · Apr 14, 2025

Pedro Pascal’s rapid rise to stardom is about to either make or break him

COMMENT: Almost overnight, the affable ‘Game of Thrones’ star seems to have become the most in-demand actor in Hollywood. Louis Chilton looks at the reasons behind his success – and the trial by fire he now faces

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2025

Midsommar director’s upcoming comedy western gets its first look at The Last of Us and Joker stars facing off

Eddington will premiere at this year's Cannes Film Festival

Total Film · Apr 10, 2025

Lady Gaga jokingly celebrates Joker 2 reception and Razzie nominations: "Joke's on them. I love winning things"

"Apparently people thought it was awesome"

Total Film · Mar 11, 2025

Lady Gaga makes savage dig at her own movie during SNL opening monologue

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ was a critical failure and a box office bomb

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2025

The People’s Joker remixes familiar characters to create a new kind of comic book movie

The ultimate villain of DC Comics, the Joker, has been brought to screen many times. From Cesar Romero’s 1960s camp prankster in Batman: The Movie (1966), to Jack Nicholson’s villain-with-flare in Tim Burton’s iconic Batman (1989) and Heath Ledger’s wonderfully textured psychotic criminal in The Dark Knight (2008).

The Conversation · Mar 4, 2025

‘Was this a big mistake?’: How Vera Drew defied Warner Bros and turned the Batman universe trans

INTERVIEW: ‘The People’s Joker’ reframes the iconic DC Comics villain as a young trans comedian. After years of legal uncertainty, the film is finally out in UK cinemas. Louis Chilton speaks to its inimitable director and star

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2025