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Pretty Vacant: Fashion Is the Devil in 'The Neon Demon' by Craig Hubert

Is "The Neon Demon" a vapid film or a strange joke about vapidity? Maybe it's both. The latest work from Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, opens in theaters on June 24 following its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May. What it lacks in actual ideas " beyond clichés about ambition, beauty, fame, and sex " it makes up in its resistance to prevailing notions of good taste.The sketch of a plot centers on Jes…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:34PM on June 22, 2016

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