SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for, including the ending of, “Eddington,” now playing in theaters.
Does anything relax Ari Aster?
The ramp-up to the celebrated indie filmmaker’s latest release, “Eddington,” reminds us just how much crushing anxiety informs his work and daily life. Take last week’s exhaustive New York Times profile, in which Aster threatened to walk into traffic at the thought of answering routine publicity questions. But his demons aren’t without benefits, having produced disruptive and culture-consuming movies like “Hereditary,” “Midsommar” and “Beau Is Afraid.”
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