Overview

• Eddington launched in U.S. theaters on July 18 to mixed audience interest and modest ticket sales, underscoring its polarizing appeal
• Reviewers commend Aster’s fusion of neo-Western and horror-comedy styles as an effective mirror of 2020 pandemic anxieties and algorithm-driven echo chambers
• Ari Aster affirms that the film’s intentionally desolate ending was crafted to express his apprehension toward competing ideological extremes and unchecked corporate influence
• Critics remain divided over the movie’s tonal shifts, noting that its dark humor and pointed satire sometimes clash with uneven pacing
• Analyses spotlight the fictional Solidgoldmagikarp data center conflict as a metaphor for real-world Big Tech overreach and its impact on small communities