Over the last 20 years, the ubiquity of the remake has become one of the catch-all criticisms of everything wrong in Hollywood right now, a shorthand for corporate greed and studio culture’s lack of creativity. While not entirely untrue, this argument ignores the nuance of the discussion — remakes have their own utility within cinematic storytelling. Some of the best horror films ever made have been remakes, and in most cases, the memorable ones recapture the horror of the original in unique ways. Such is the case with Luca Guadagnino’s 2018 box office bomb Suspiria, a chilling, oppressive, and methodical...
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