The Neon Demon (2016) feat. DeVaughn Taylor

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4.7 • 932 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2021

⏱️ 96 minutes

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For this week's episode, we're headed to Los Angeles to become stars in the fashion industry with Nicolas Winding Refn's The Neon Demon (2016). Tagging along for the cannibalism and necrophilia is Bloody Blunts Cinema Club's DeVaughn Taylor who has a unique appreciation for spooky nonsense and has a pretty killer theory about what Ruby, Sarah and Gigi are really up to. CW: sexual assault, necrophilia Up for discussion: connections to American Psycho, Abbey Lee and Jena Malone appreciation, why Trace finds the film so uncomfortable and a sprawling discussion regarding accusations about the film's misogyny. References: Chavez, Eliza. Medium. "The Neon Demon and Female Blasphemy, or Why Lesbian Necrophilia Is Sometimes a Good Thing" Hughes, Kayleigh. Vox. "The Neon Demon tries to both fetishize and vilify young girls. It fails." Wilford, Lauren. Gradient. "I'm a feminist, and I love The Neon Demon" Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd and/or Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote > DeVaughn: @_daddydisco / @bloodybluntscc Be sure to support the boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:23.9	available at participating retailers rated R from paramount pictures good morning afternoon or evening
0:36.0	and welcome to the bloody disgusting network.
0:40.5	The following show is just horrifying.
0:45.8	Beware.
0:48.2	Music You're obsessed with her and you're obsessed with her daughter!
1:03.0	All right, easy here, Roldo. And welcome back to horror queers.
1:14.6	We're talking Lynch-style Leroyd fever dreams.
1:17.6	We're talking a film about women made by a man that misunderstands and misrepresents women
1:23.6	on every level.
1:24.6	And we're talking why lesbian necrophilia is sometimes a good thing.
1:29.5	And in case you were wondering, those are all quotes taken from female critics who reviewed this
1:33.9	film. And I'm Joe. And I'm Trace, and we're talking Abby Lee eating an eyeball without making
1:40.3	it pop. This is true. Yeah, she just plops that sucker right in, doesn't she? I will
1:44.7	guess she does. I will confess, Joe, that you came in hard on this. I thought you were going to be
1:51.7	way more into this movie than I was. I'm like a moderate like on this movie. So I'm color me
1:56.9	intrigued. I'm walking into this recording, I guess, not really knowing how you feel about
2:01.3	this movie. Well, this is true. And that's why I clarified that those are not my personal
2:05.3	statements. Those are just from female critics. Okay. I think that this film is challenging
2:11.3	in a number of different ways, and I'm excited to have a conversation about it. I kind of agree.
2:17.6	I mean, we'll talk about.
2:19.0	There are a lot of things to talk about.
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