Directed by Ari Aster, 2025, USA, Rated R, 149 minutes

In this neo-Western psychological thriller, Joaquin Phoenix plays a pandemic-era drifter who becomes entangled in the affairs of a reclusive religious family in rural New Mexico. Co-starring Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, and Austin Butler, the story blends dark humor, surrealist elements, and cult paranoia. Director Ari Aster (Hereditary, Beau Is Afraid) delivers another bold, genre-defying film that critiques American myths and modern isolation. Eddington premiered in competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

Munson Film Series is sponsored by M&T Bank and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.