The film takes place in May 2020 in the fictional town of Eddington, New Mexico, and becomes a battleground when Sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix) clashes with Mayor Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal) over plans to bring an artificial intelligence data center to the community.

In Ari Aster’s dark comedy, Joaquin Phoenix plays the sheriff of a New Mexico town riven by political clashes and pandemic anxieties.

Eddington will only available to watch in a movie theater, when it opens in the U.S. in theaters on Friday, July 18. You can find a showing near you via Fandango. The Eddington movie is not yet available to watch online or on streaming.

Eddington follows the story of a small-town sheriff at odds with a social media-savvy mayor over COVID-era masking mandates — with their public spat soon devolving into a mini-war.

The Oscar-winning 'Joker' actor discusses the western-noir dark comedy and why his search for inspiration was "an act of desperation."

Get all the details on when, where and how to watch Eddington, Ari Aster’s modern western starring Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal.

BOTTOM LINE An inventive satire about an infuriating cultural moment. Would you like to revisit the COVID-19 pandemic? I didn’t think so. If you’re like me, any work of fiction set in that wretched era — be it a movie,

Review: The problem with an anarchic satire like “Eddington” is that any criticism could easily be dismissed with a “that’s the point” counterargument.