Travis Hopsin of Punch Drunk Critics says the fear surrounding the pandemic, Black Lives Matter and the George Floyd protests that’s depicted in Eddington is “designed to enrage us,” but the most terrifying part of Ari Aster’s film is how accurate it is. The critic says:

While appearing as a guest on 'The Late Show' with Stephen Colbert, Joaquin Phoenix looked back at his infamously awkward 2009 interview with Dave Letterman.