One of my favorite drugs-are-bad movies ever is the so-stylish-it-hurts CHRISTIANE F by director Uli Edel. Released in 1981 and loosely based on a true story, the film manages to make drug addiction look ugly and beautiful at the same time. And honestly - isn’t that what nails people? The allure? It’s difficult to see that this movie is not about heroin chic, a “movement” this film predates by 14 years, because it looks so damn good. And come on, any drug film that features a live performance by David Bowie is already walking a very thin line between indictment and apotheosis. The title character, played by the delicately stunning Kate Moss proxy Natja Brunckhorst, is a 14 year old Bowie fan living in 1970s Berlin. She does things most teenagers do. There’s no one incident that might lead you to suspect what she’s going to eventually turn into. What you see is a surprisingly subtle study of decay - like watching a moth decompose into fine powder. That the study happens to also be lovely is part of the film’s honesty. Looks can be deceiving, as are drugs, and beautiful youths…