Ash

There's a certain type of low-budget sci-fi I will always show up for. They lack the money to pull off a grand epic. They feature limited action, although a clever director can disguise that with filmmaking tricks and careful planning. They never feature current stars, although rising actors and those past their prime are fair game. Despite these limitations, they eschew the more common dialog-centric approach for one full of vibrant, surreal imagery in order to convey their fairly basic plot. That isn't to downplay my love of talk-heavy sci-fi, like Coherence and Ex Machina. Rather, it's to play up my appreciation of ambitious visuals. As much as I love quiet, contemplative dramas, I also love cool, inventive imagery. Recent films like Divinity, Strawberry Mansion, and Neptune Frost come to mind. Which is to say that Ash is in good company.

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