Intelligently written with deep characterization, coherent storytelling, and impeccable acting and directing, I just can’t say enough good things about this show.
This is the first film of his I’ve viewed, but it’s made me very curious about his three other feature length films, All Superheroes Must Die (2011), The FP (2011), and Wet and Reckless (2013).
Some good decisions, mostly to reinvest thoughtfully in references to season one (even as the tone has markedly changed for season two) pay off this week.
Just imagine if Lloyd Kaufman directed a Troma film straight, straight as an art film, and that’s the tone and mood and even the content of Yakuza Apocalypse.
I predict the final two episodes will have several shots of Cassie being posed for the camera in similar settings to accentuate Amanda Schull’s beauty.
The Neon Demon is a film that delights in presenting questions it has no intention of answering, of telling you a story you only think you’ve heard before.
