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• Eddington is a neo-Western set in the COVID-19 era that discusses other distressing topics prevalent in 2020.
• While the film lacks the ferociously dark tone I have come to associate with Aster, in retrospect, I actually think it might have been in his best interest to dial back a bit on the shock factor for the sake of calling it a dark comedy movie.
• I am not exactly sure myself how he could have crafted a darker story that would have remained faithful to his vision, but I also have little doubt that someone of his twisted imagination could have conjured something more in line with the enduring bleakness of his past efforts.