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  "description": "More visually appealing than narratively coherent Ash is a fairly compelling and ambitious debut for Flying Lotus (whose work I’m entirely unfamiliar with so everything here is absent that context). Eiza González and Aaron Paul are an interesting pairing but work well — the rest of the cast I found to be less compelling. The plot isn’t terribly original and feels vaguely inspired by the Alien franchise. Humanity reaches out into space, against all odds encounters alien life and is infected and destroyed by said alien life. The fractured, hallucinatory and borderline incoherent opening act is pulled together and nearly — nearly — rescued by the final act. Disgusting practical effects in space with a soundtrack that would make John Carpenter proud is, well, awesome . Ash the planet meat the ashes of at least one of its occupants. One survivor back into space — hopefully nothing hitched a ride.",
  "path": "/watching/movies/ash-2025",
  "publishedAt": "2025-04-27T03:30:00Z",
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  "tags": [
    "scifi",
    "thriller",
    "horror"
  ],
  "title": "Ash"
}