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Sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix) and Mayor Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal) find themselves in a … More contentious political race in COVID-era Arizona. Courtesy of A24 Is it too soon for a character drama that takes place during the onset of COVID? Are you ready for social distancing, lockdowns, mask mandates, and all of their accompanying conspiracy theories to be plot points in a film? Is it too soon to find the absurdist humor buried in the crazed antics of Americans under pandemic pressure? If so, then Eddington, the new film from writer/director Ari Aster (Hereditary, Midsommar), may not be your cup of tea. I, on the other hand, found the film to be a compelling, insightful and frequently hilarious look at how our country has lost its collective mind over the past six years. The film opens in the small town of Eddington, New Mexico during the early days of COVID, where Sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix) is openly violating the mask mandate issued by the Governor. Mayor Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal) chastises the sheriff for blatantly ignoring the law while being the head of local law enforcement. In one scene, Sheriff Cross strides unmasked through the local grocery store. When he encounters a masked shopper who doesn’t approve of his noncompliance, he informs her that the Governor’s edict is a recommendation and not a law, and he’ll do as he sees fit unless the local city council officially passes an ordinance requiring masks. Sound familiar? As the Sheriff tries to enforce curfews and lockdowns, and the Mayor tries to enforce mask mandates, and each ignores the other, tensions grow until Sheriff Cross spontaneously announces his intention to unseat Garcia as mayor. A philosophical war of words becomes an acrimonious political race in small town America. Every movement, protest…

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