In writer and director Shal Ngo‘s new horror film Control Freak, he dives into Vietnamese American identity and intergenerational trauma through something incredibly simple: an itch. This itch ...

Control Freak is both penned and directed by American-Chinese filmmaker Shal Ngo. It's his second feature after The Park from 2023, and it appears to aim to play with viewers' perceptions with its ...

With Control Freak now streaming on Hulu, we were recently able to catch up with director Shal Ngo (The Park; Bite Size Halloween) and stars Kelly Marie Tran (Raya and the Last Dragon ...

Directed and written by Shal Ngo, known for his work on "The Park," "The Box," and "The Last Fisherman," "Control Freak" introduces a chilling narrative: "A motivational speaker is tormented by an ...

Unfortunately, too many elements merge to create an overly busy yet underwhelming second half, weakening what could have ...

Filmmaker Shal Ngo’s 2021 six-minuter Control is now a feature-length outing starring Star Wars alum Kelly Marie Tran, and in many ways it’s a Hell Of A Movie. Tran plays a Brene Brown-ish ...

And I’ve never seen that struggle so beautifully and horrifically rendered than in Shal Ngo’s new film, Control Freak, which comes to Hulu on March 14, 2025. Ngo adapted the feature script ...

Directed by Shal Ngo (The Park), the film stars Kelly Marie Tran as Valerie, whose life unravels due to a mysterious affliction. Miles Robbins, Toan Le, and Kieu Chinh also play key roles ...

Directed and written by Shal Ngo, Control Freak follows motivational speaker Valerie (Kelly Marie Tran) who is tormented by an unrelenting itch on the back of her head, which eventually leads into ...