Star Wars’ Kelly Marie Tran says her creepy new body-horror movie made her sick

Star Wars’ Kelly Marie Tran says her creepy new body-horror movie made her sick

The horror movie Control Freak, now streaming on Hulu, has a super relatable premise: the intense, nagging sensation of a persistent itch. It stars Kelly Marie Tran (Raya and the Last Dragon, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) as Val, a motivational speaker tormented by an itch on the back of her head that she can’t leave alone. She tries bandages, wears many beanies, and ties down her hands when she sleeps. But the demonic itch steadily breaks down her …

CONTROL FREAK Star Kelly Marie Tran On Scratching The Most Challenging Itch Of Her Career

With Control Freak now streaming globally on Hulu, we recently caught up with stars Kelly Marie Tran and Miles Robbins, and director Shal Ngo to talk about the terrifying new body horror film.

Control Freak lacks control of its themes

In some circles, complaining about horror films as metaphors for things, especially trauma, is quite in vogue. It requires a certain reading of film history to suggest that horror as metaphor is new to this era, but that’s an argument for another time. The point here is that the problem with Control Freak isn’t that it is using metaphors; it’s that it isn’t using them especially well. They suggest avenues but don’t explore them, stranding the mo…

Interview With 'CONTROL FREAK' Star Miles Robbins and Director Shal Ngo

Sometimes, the people who seem the most poised and put together on the outside are quietly battling the toughest demons behind-the-scenes. This is certainly the case for motivational speaker Val (Kelly Marie Tran, Raya and the Last Dragon 2021) in Hulu’s original film Control Freak, directed by Shal Ngo and premiering March 13. Despite her … The post Interview With ‘CONTROL FREAK’ Star Miles Robbins and Director Shal Ngo appeared first on PopHor…