Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal face off in "Eddington." Credit: A24 Comedy is tragedy plus time. There may be a day when critics look back on Ari Aster's COVID-19 comedy Eddington with kinder eyes.

Katy Perry’s ‘Firework’ is perfect, but it took Aster trying hundreds of songs after not getting the rights to a Jay-Z track.

O ne of the best things that can be said about Ari Aster is that he is a filmmaker whose work is impossible to forget. Even during a renaissance period for the horror genre, Aster’s work on Hereditary and Midsommar stood out for their visceral,