top of page


Eddington, or: How We Mistreated a “Flop” and Perpetuated the Fall of the Movie Theatre
CINEMA ESSAY on Ari Aster’s Eddington—a pandemic-era psychological Western starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, and Austin Butler. Why “flop” narratives miss the long-tail value of films that mirror culture, provoke conversation, and keep cinema alive beyond opening weekend.

JR Mitchell
Feb 910 min read
bottom of page
