Ash (2025)

	Directed by: Flying Lotus	COUNTRY USA GENRE Science Fiction/Horror NORWEGIAN TITLE Ash RUNNING TIME 95 minutes
	Produced by: Matthew Metcalfe Nate Bolotin
	Written by: Jonni Remmler

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Riya Ortiz	Eiza González
Brion Cargyle	Aaron Paul
Adhi	Iko Uwais	-
Kevin	Beulah Koale	-
Catherine Clarke	Kate Elliott	-
Shawn Davis	Flying Lotus	-

Review

With its aesthetics of nebulous dreamscapes and enhanced B-movie sensibilities, this new sci-fi horror film directed and scored by multidisciplinary artist Flying Lotus (Steven Ellison) is a fun little excursion in genre tropes and bombastic images. What lifts an otherwise run-of-the-mill story is the filmmaker's ability to give his well-worn tropes a tweak – an identity – which gives the film its own distinct rhythm and flow, making the horror elements eerily effective at their best and merely acceptably clichéd at their worst. The evocative retro-electronic score is the film's best asset, whereas the special effects are presented with a slickness that almost masks their cheapness.