Ari Aster explains the thinking behind the ending of 'Eddington,' his movie about a small town in crisis at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eddington is, I think, less about political axe grinding, or even point making, and more about what it feels like to have all the noise of the world descend upon you at once. It is essentially a horror-comedy about the whole of the internet arriving in a small town seemingly in a single day.

I've had mixed feelings about Ari Aster's previous movies, but Eddington highlights everything that makes him a great filmmaker.

Ari Aster's “Eddington,” appropriately enough, has been divisive. Since its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, Aster’s film has one of the most polarizing releases of the year.