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‘Ash’ Review: Eiza González Wakes Up In The Middle Of An Alien Murder Mystery In Flying Lotus’ Cosmic Horror — SXSW
Aliens have invaded SXSW this year, and director Flying Lotus' 'Ash' certainly serves a cosmic horror that's out of this world.
Not far beneath the stylized nod to extraterrestrial horror are not-so-subtle themes of humans colonizing land where we don’t belong, radicalizing its people through disinformation, and the general silencing of disenfranchised folks looking for hope while pitting them against each other to distract from the real threat. The score is composed by Lotus, a music producer in his own right, providing a vibe-y experience complemented by a visually-striking technicolor depiction of outer space and a blue desert planet that could hold humanity’s future… if someone hadn’t gotten there first. A followup to his 2017 anthology Kuso, Lotus has found his Ripley in González, who definitely earns her “final girl” badge with this role, serving a beautifully terrified and impassioned performance, complete with a high-octane fight sequence or two and plenty of dark relevance.
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