What to Do When ‘Ash’ Happens to You?

March 28, 2025

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Her name’s not Ash, but things are looking pretty Ash-y (CREDIT: RLJE Films & Shudder)

Starring: Eiza González, Aaron Paul, Iko Uwais, Beulah Koale, Kate Elliott, Flying Lotus

Director: Flying Lotus

Running Time: 95 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: March 21, 2025 (Theaters)

I can’t say I’d ever like to find myself in an Ash Situation. Here’s how it goes down: an astronaut named Riya (Eiza González) wakes up to fellow crew members all dead before they can terraform a distant planet, and she has no idea what happened. She gradually starts to discover that their demises were most likely at the hands (or tentacles) of a parasitic alien. But even though this doesn’t exactly sound like a vacation to aspire to, maybe it was still a good idea to see this movie so that I can be prepared in case this ever does happen to me. Yeah, that’s the ticket. Give me a trippy sci-fi outer space warning over a true crime doc any day!

Grade: 2 Parasites out of 5 Lotuses (You Want Fewer Parasites)

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 3/21/25

March 21, 2025

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That depends on what the definition of the album “Is” is

Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
–Ash (Theaters) – Trippy-looking space movie directed by Flying Lotus.
–Misericordia (Theaters)
–Snow White (Theaters) – Starring Rachel Zegler as Snow.

TV
–The Conners Season 7 Premiere (March 26 on ABC) – Final Season Alert!

Music
-Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, I Said I Love You First
-Japanese Breakfast, For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women)
-Lola Kirke, Trailblazer
-My Morning Jacket, Is