CANNES, France (AP) — Ari Aster’s COVID-era Western “Eddington,” about a 2020 America quickly losing its mind to conspiracy theories, TikTok and political extremism, premiered to a mixed reception at the Cannes Film Festival.

The Midsommar director turns to a small town during the pandemic for a darkly funny depiction of how the pandemic broke our brains.

Ari Aster's fourth film, Eddington is on the horizon. The Western thriller and black comedy film follows Aster's Beau Is Afraid (2023) starring Joaquin Phoenix, who has reteamed with the director on his latest project.