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)