Suspiria

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3.0
The film ends up in a netherworld between past and present, horror and art house, thick red blood and dreary gray stone. Den Of Geek
2.0
Its as if Guadagnino doesnt trust the audience to just go on his erotically phantasmagorical ride with him. EW
3.8
You will stagger out of the theater wondering what exactly you just saw, but you will not easily forget it. Rogerebert
0.5
A breathtaking achievement in hollow, know somethingish sensationalism that fully deserves to be called pretentious. And quite a few other things. Rogerebert
3.0
And when the time comes to ramp up the gore, he doesnt hold back. Common Sense Media
2.0
Things get twisted, and build to a delirious finale thats debauched enough to satisfy even the most hardcore gore hounds, but Guadagnino undercuts alm .. Indie Wire
4.5
Its a sketchy crazy Grand Guignol head trip whose pleasures are all on the surface, because theres nothing underneath the surface. Variety
3.5
Its not often I applaud a film for its butt numbing length, but Suspiria deserves earned due. We Got This Covered
5.0
Traditional horror fans wont be pleased: Almost transgressively, Guadagnino has deprioritized the shocks, even the fear. But in their place, hes pumpe .. Time Out
3.0
The colour palette may occasionally be muted, but theres an overwrought energy that matches the earnest angst of the narrative, complemented by the mo .. The Guardian
3.0
There are smart moments of fear and subliminal shivers of disquiet, the dance sequences are good and of course Guadagnino could never be anything othe .. The Guardian
1.9
Luca Guadagninos remake of Dario Argentos film is silly and self serious, a funereal pseudo realist drama about political upheaval and the violence of ..
2.5
But Suspiria doesnt even really do that not unless you count checking your watch every few minutes to see when this 2 hour film will be over. (
4.5
As the mystery begins to unfold, Suspiria proves better at crafting dread than accentuating its characters. Screen Daily
4.5
And of course, theres Thom Yorkes enchanting score, which couldnt be further from Goblins prog rock anthems from the original film. Collider
3.0
Suspiria is a film brimming with dense material that demands and encourages interpretation. Collider
4.5
At first, it seems as if Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name) is trying to concoct a Camille Paglialike fever dream, a deep wallow in womens chthonic nat .. Vulture
4.5
Its an unbearably gruesome, violent sequence; Susies ravishing choreography intercut with Olgas screams, set to Thom Yorkes thrumming score. Vulture
4.5
Was the great Alida Valli ever hammier Or the divine Joan Bennett more pricelessly camp) Guadagnino has made an ambitious homage, but it doesnt really .. The Hollywood Reporter
4.0
But what Suspiria proposes isnt that men should listen, its that women dont need their approval to be heard.
1.5
As the first hour of Suspiria grinds into the second and beyond (the movie runs 152 minutes), it grows ever more distended and yet more hollow. The New York Times
4.1
Likewise, Tilda Swinton projects motherly concern as powerfully as unmitigated evil, representing birth and death and the transformative destruction s .. Paste Magazine
3.2
is an interesting intellectual exercise, too ambitious to be ignored yet too overbearing to be enjoyed. Despite moments of genuine terror the film is .. IGN
2.0
Guadagninos horrors are aggressively grotesque, but also easy to shake off. E Film Critic
4.0
One weird ride of a movie at times freaky, foolish, creepy, laughable, ambitious, pretentious, proudly feminist, borderline misogynist, overblown, und .. E Film Critic
5.0
Suspiria draws a complex, provocative line through faith, politics, dance and, yes, witchcraft: in all cases, a group of resolute like minds can birth .. Telegraph
4.5
For once, the director doesnt seem particularly interested in individual psychology or, for that matter, straightforward identification.
1.5
Suspiria is a ravishing, frenetic fever dream that flounders dangerously close to turning into a cinematic nightmare. The Young Folks
3.0
In the cycle of remakes, only Gus Van Sants Psycho seems as demented an endeavour as Luca Guadagninos Suspiria, which is perhaps the most admirable th ..
5.0
Coalesces as a stunning, horrifying nightmare that is as shockingly gorgeous as it is unsettling. Cinema Blend
5.0
It can offer an engaging love story, a powerful drama or even a fun action flick that allows you to just take it all in and not think too much. JoBlo
3.5
Suspiria is an alluring blend of sociopolitical allegory and visceral supernatural horror that yields imperfect, yet all the same fascinating results. Screen Rant
3.1
The filmmakers insatiable curiosity and grandiose sense of spectacle keeps Suspiria from becoming half as annoying as it should be. The Globe And Mail
2.0
A lugubrious exercise in pretension both narrative and stylistic that snuffs the life out of the tawdry source material and renders it well nigh unwat .. One Guys Opinion
1.9
Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, I Am Love) gives us a challenging puzzle of an indulgence that rattles on and on, like a hearse with blown shoc .. Rogers Movie Nation
1.9
Yet about the only emotional response provoked by this overlong slog is apathy. ReelViews
2.0
Argento managed to capture a widescreen nightmare in a distinctive, thrilling manner. Guadagnino turns cinematic fear into multiplex imprisonment. Blu Ray
1.5
Suspiria doesnt much bother with the first, and absolutely takes pleasure in the second. Chicago Reader
2.5
In fact, there might be more, since Guadagninos unhurried rhythm (as well as the foreknowledge of the blood thats spilt in the original) keeps us anti .. Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
So, a handful of strong elements are wiped out by an overly fussy and confounding narrative and dingy production design.
4.4
To Guadagninos credit, just as youre squirming in your seat praying its over, he keeps on going. Usa Today
0.6
Suspiria grows more and more unwatchable as it slowly progresses through its absolutely absurd 152 minute running time... Reel Film Reviews
3.5
A complex story of nightmarish realities and cold hard truths and it was truly beautiful in an unexpected way. You Tube
0.5
There were two scenes that were so ridiculously disturbing that I almost had to leave...it doesnt make an awful lot of sense to us, because thats how .. You Tube
1.0
Seemingly struggling to find a raison dtre, dramatic or otherwise, the film grasps at subtextual straws. The Times
2.0
If you really like horror films, this is not a bad one. The acting is good and the story is complex. The climax is a crazy and unbelievable. Its sort .. Lariat
2.0
Of course, Guadagninos flavorless film is less a straight remake than a dreaded homage, with subtext becoming text, the unspoken getting spoken and ta .. News Review
4.0
In the brilliant Italian director Luca Guadagninos hands, the cult movie first made by Dario Argento as a blood drenched, supernatural gore fest is re .. Independent
3.0
Luca Guadagninos re imagining of Dario Argentos 1977 horror classic about a dance academy run by witches is a maddening mess all that subtext and also .. Rolling Stone
3.0
Horror fans will love the excessive grisliness, including wonderfully effective physical nastiness and bump in the dark tension. Shadows On The Wall
4.5
Its an uncompromising paradox of beauty and ugliness, depression and inspiration; a pretentious arthouse mind screw in every glorious sense. Pop Matters
1.5
What do either of these ideas have to do with a dance academy thats a front for a coven of witches The new Suspiria doesnt seem to know. ( The Wrap
4.4
The finale should have you clutching your face Home Alone style as Guadagnino goes totally for broke. New York Post
3.0
This subversive streak continues in Guadagninos pointed political commentary. Hindustan Times
4.5
That foreboding question is one that hauntingly resonates today, adding to a collective feeling of dread for a darkness we thought wed buried ages ago .. Az Central
1.5
That means that despite the strong performances, particularly from Johnson, its a confounding and often punishing experience. Npr
1.3
Its a mess, isnt it Susie says at one point, and shes certainly got that right. Toronto Star
3.1
packs the narrative with an overt political history that never really coheres with the dramatic narrative and its distinctly feminine horrors Q Network
4.5
That said, Suspiria isnt a complete hit out of the park, as it suffers from being a brutally over stuffed, overlong narrative with a glacial pacing. Cinema Crazed
1.5
The new Suspiria is a deeply respectful, even extravagant homage to the old one, a love letter from an evident admirer of genre filmmaking to this par .. Slate
1.5
Guadagninos direction isnt at fault here but even the dynamic aesthetics cant compensate for the convoluted, dull effort that this is. Film Inquiry
4.5
Though the violence doesnt really frighten in the conventional sense a horror film might, it will have your hand reaching for your mouth, especially m .. Film Inquiry
1.3
From its stunt casting of Swinton as an old dude to its furtive camera work to its pointlessly crude expository, horror movies seldom come laden with .. Observer
4.0
Suspiria demands to be seen twice to both fully understand and appreciate its barking madness. Flickering Myth
3.0
The results are an overall better film that is painfully negligent of what made the original legendary, while still delivering an entertaining experie .. Flim Threet
1.5
Dario Argentos original film came out in 1977; thats the year in which the remake (written by David Kajganich) is set. New Yorker
1.5
For us, however, the idea of holding one long conversation, with one person, on one device, is at best a throwback and at worst a torturous joke. New Yorker
1.5
If you dont get the confirmation within 10 minutes, please check your spam folder. Time
3.0
Luca Guadagninos remake of Dario Argentos 1977 cult fave is so utterly nuts I had to love it. Densely atmospheric. Thom Yorkes music a big plus. Boston Herald
2.0
A lavish, kitsch porn piece of (admittedly) not particularly scary macabre horror that bears the directors signature aesthetic stamp while staying tru .. The Film Stage
3.1
If theres a governing sensibility in this Suspiria, its Bausch and loom. Boston Globe
2.0
The directors superficial visual elan does just about hold the thing together. The Irish Times
4.5
A real test of the audiences spirit, but it all builds to an indescribably insane denouement that challenges, and vociferously rejects, much of what h .. The Atlantic
4.5
Of course, Suspiria wouldnt be Suspiria if it didnt contain a heap of upsetting imagery. Birth Movies Death
2.0
Director Luca Guadagnino (the genius behind Call Me By Your Name) knows exactly what hes doing. Standard
1.5
treats it with such stifling reverence that it loses all the melodrama and sheer scariness of the original... Standard
4.5
Her friend Olga (Elena Fokina) doesnt buy Blancs explanation that Patricia ran away to join the Red Army Faction. Pajiba
4.4
Guadagnino doesnt so much improve upon Argentos original (which isnt possible) so much as he makes his interpretation exist as its own, ingeniously id .. Movie Freak
4.8
But Guadagnino, again, isnt interested in rehashing the original.
1.0
A deliriously pretentious and utterly dreadful movie, Suspiria amounts to an unnecessary reworking of the cult 1977 Italian horror freak out of the sa .. Herald Sun
3.0
Related Video The films aesthetic complexity.extends to the performances as well. Consequence Of Sound
4.0
Its the most ambitious and unsettling and confounding and cathartic movie Ive seen this year, with some of the most disturbing images Ive ever seen in .. Vox
1.0
Its wonky assemblage of incredible talent needs to be seen (twice) to believe how bad it is. Hey U Guys
2.0
Not that theres any actual sex in Luca Guadagninos reinvented distant cousin of Dario Argentos 1977 cult bauble. The Play List
3.8
They canoe and its so beautiful, the wave patterns and the blue, so blue its almost lurid.Fire, then, a screen of it. Film Freak Central
2.0
Suspiria is a gentle drift through some unsettling ideas about gender, destiny and evil that intellectualizes them into abstractions. Its interesting, .. Now Toronto
3.5
So, what ultimately, is Suspiria (2018) Its a gorgeously shot art film with striking imagery and solid performances particularly Johnson, Swinton and .. Film Ink
4.0
Guadagnino and screenwriter David Kajganich take on a macabre and beautiful journey, one that mines the dangers of repression and antiquated ideologie .. Ner Dist
2.0
Popular genres start to die the moment they become respectable and in that light, Luca Guadagninos gory Suspiria is all the confirmation needed that t .. The Age
4.5
Guadagnino and cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom avoid Argentos vivid palette in favor of a dreary beige blur. Maki At The Movies
4.0
The even better news for those who do go with this daring, uncompromised reimagining of Argentos occult opus is that it now has a sleek, satisfying si .. Cine Vue
4.0
That said, for those wishing to indulge Suspiria delivers on its gruesome promises, it is a witches brew that has all the hallmarks of a cult classic. Cine Vue
4.0
Luca Guadagninos Suspiria has turned the horror genre on its head, with powerful women at the centre of a suspenseful, twisted story. Mirror
2.0
One of the worst films I have ever seen; a convoluted mess that is confusing, slow, and a true chore to sit through. You Tube
3.0
I was promised a thrilling horror about a coven of witches but ended up with what seemed like a thesis on German culture in the late 1970s. You Tube
4.5
Whilst the Argento was a movie that leapt and flew, this is a movie that sits there and tells you off. You Tube
1.5
At the very end, in the big climax, is where it actually says what it has to say. And Its pretty sophomoric what it has to say. You Tube
4.0
Always bonkers, often brilliant and best seen in good company. Hopefully youll still be talking afterwards. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
4.5
whilst managing to be an amusing melding together of female power instead of an apocalyptic explosion. Star Burst Magazine
4.0
A beautiful, resonant feminist fairy tale at least half grounded in German postwar realities. Lw Lies
3.5
All give thoroughly charming performances.This is a calm, warm, delightful film, and rather stunning to look at. Abc
4.0
It is driven by a doom laden tone and overflowing with unsettling horror imagery. Nz Herald
5.0
Genuinely mesmerising, sustaining a two and a half hour duration with lashings of camp, rhapsodic dance choreography and wildly unpleasant body horror .. Flicks
4.5
I left Guadagninos Suspiria feeling both giddy and psychically walloped. The Stranger
1.5
But this clear failure of vision mirrors the trajectory of the film itself, which bounces along at a medium pace until the sixth act, in which it not .. The Stranger
5.0
The central mystery of Argentos film isnt the only thing that Guadagnino eschews; his style is in some ways the antithesis of the old Suspiria. Screen Crush
2.0
Suspiria is too long, too empty with false fullness those big themes that swell the stomach while providing no nutrition and too keen to be visually a .. Ft
4.0
In terms of plot and performances this is a major improvement on the much loved but ludicrous original. Ft
3.0
As an action film it is fine, ridiculous but non stop and well paced. Independent Ie
3.0
For the most part, Suspiria is beautifully put together, wreathed in shadows, charged with looming dread. Independent Ie
3.5
Sabrina, Suspiria and pop cultures occult romance * The ten best intelligent horror films * Why horror movies should not be called entertainment ITN T .. Stuff
3.5
Here, thats Madame Blanc (Tilda Swinton), a dance legend and Susies idol. Film Racket
4.0
A cocktail in which art and terror hold hands to result into an imperfect, but inimitable production.
3.0
Despite falling for some of the same errors as its predecessor, Suspiria is still fascinating and complementary to the original.
4.5
Thirty years after Nazism, Berlin still rattles in its terrible wake. Vanity Fair
4.5
Things fall apart towards the end... Still, its an astonishing creative effort, imbued with awe for the infinite possibilities of the feminine. Refinery 29
4.0
Guadagnino seems too earthbound for his subjects magic, until he suffuses it with emotion. There was a shimmer in the light when I left the cinema, a .. The Arts Desk
2.0
Heres a scary thought about Halloween movies in particular, and horror flicks in generalhow little it takes to scare us. Wsj
3.5
Suspiria circa 2018 effectively pays tribute to Argentos original, while forging its own unique identity. Matts Movie Reviews
4.0
The film doesnt demonize or victimize men; theyre simply irrelevant. Daily Dot
2.0
The movie might have been a real scream if it wasnt so self indulgent and overwrought. Patriot Ledger
4.8
A singular film able to perform solo, Suspiria casts a seductive cinematic spell complete with visceral horror and captivating choreography. Film
4.4
While thematically dense, Suspiria is equally entertaining though theres no question this kind of entertaining isnt necessarily the kind of entertaini ..
4.5
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2.5
Despite some interesting performances and impressive art direction, director Luca Guadagninos take on the 1977, cult favorite, supernatural horror fil .. Chicago Sun Times
2.0
Suspiria has divisive written all over it, and will surely be a film that some find to be a true work of art while others, like me, write it off as pr .. Punch Drunk Critics
1.3
A female empowerment story thats not exactly feminist, director Luca Guadagnino takes on Dario Argentos classic 1977 film Suspiria as a remake for Ama .. Movie Crypt
3.5
Guadagnino masterfully blends style with the densely layered plot. Movie Web
0.0
The Argento is a marvel of style as subject; Guadagnino subjects audiences to second hand shocks. Sandiego Reader
1.5
Where filmmakers conflate events, streamline them to smoothen out a story, Leigh wants every little detail up there. Film Companion
1.5
The extra hour itself isnt a deathblow, but its overall dreariness is, tracing to a laughable finale that doesnt stand a chance against the worst of A .. Cinemix Tape
3.5
Under its arthouse skin, this film has a heart of pure grindhouse. Straits Times
4.5
Not just an arthouse exploration of a horror aesthetic, but a down and dirty body horror as visceral as anything in Cronenbergs output. News Week
3.0
Luca Guadagnino has created a visually arresting , if overlong, remake of the 1977 cult horror classic. Its worth seeing for those without weak stomac .. Dead Line
5.0
A lot of the camera work is still 100% 70s horror, but Guadagnino otherwise isnt interested in cleaving close to the past. One Room With A View
4.5
Suspiria is a movie you cant take you eyes off of, even when it doesnt make a damn lick of sense. Flavor Wire
4.4
At 151 minutes, Suspiria is a commitment. But Luca Guadagnino is the kind of director who knows how to use the time he takes. Awards Circuit
3.5
Its a visually vivid and incredibly visceral experience, one you have to give into. Bitly
2.0
Oversaturated and lacking agility, Guadagninos work doesnt quite find its true rhythm. The Skinny
4.0
A film that seems to be grappling albeit abstractly with the complex ways in which guilt and denial are inextricably bound up in any attempts to break .. Scots Man
1.5
Its a fair tribute to the unflinching body horror spectacle of giallo films. Polygon
2.0
This primal tension spills out into the films floor stomping, spine twisting style of modern dance, performed with much greater frequency and duration .. Film Avclub
4.5
Its easy to appreciate the sheer scale of what hes trying to do, but it leads to an awfully long film more than two and a half hours, nearly an hour l .. The Verge
4.5
Arriving one year after Me Too boomed through Hollywood, Suspiria holds a whispered decree: believe women. The Daily Beast
3.0
In the end, though, the movies drab, dun palette cant compare with the gorgeous saturated colours of Argentos original, and the overcooked plot is mor .. What So
4.0
The film doesnt follow a typical narrative structure; rather, it seems to craft lush, moody segments of a story that takes place in a dreamy nether re .. Or Lando Weekly
4.5
Could anyone else look more ravishingly haunted as she glides around in floor sweeping black gowns (Since the movie is designed to have a main cast th .. reason
4.5
But thats what swinging for the fences is all about, and by Christ, Suspiria is swinging with all its might. Alternate Ending
4.0
Over the top and a little goofy, but in a good way: this is a film without limits, and you never know whats coming. Scifi Now
2.5
By its bizarre final sequence... the viewer feels lost in a sea of blood and pretension. Seattle Times
1.5
Guadagnino (of 2017s award winning Call Me By Your Name) doesnt mimic the unforgettable candy colored look of Argentos originalwidely considered one o .. Film Journal International ..
3.0
Guaranteed to divide audiences, this iteration is gleaming, gorgeous and gory. Fresh Fiction
4.5
Luca Guadagninos Suspiria is a genuine mindbender, a psychological melodrama in every sense of the term, a many chambered nautilus of shocks and shudd .. East Bay Express
4.5
Scored to Thom Yorkes moody tunes and edited with a sense of anxiety, Suspiria isnt a character study. Concrete Play Ground
1.5
The story doesnt make a whole lot of sense, but that aligns with the Italian filmmakers vision of style over substance. National Post
0.5
Guadagnino commits the most indulgent of sins: his overstuffed, underwhelming Suspiria, be it a remake, homage or original vision, simply isnt ever as .. Bfi
1.5
Painstakingly calculated and chock full of Tilda Swinton, Luca Guadagninos bloated remake of Dario Argentos 1977 classic is a textbook example of pret .. Original Cin
3.5
The film is a cry of rage against the polluters and corrupters who, Schrader contends, are destroying the planet, as well as against the commercialisa .. The Australian
1.5
But if you can make it through to the other side, youll experience one of the most ambitious, fleshy, though provoking horror films in recent memory. Third Coast Review
4.5
This cold hearted Suspiria uncannily repeats the incivility of todays far left opportunists. National Review
3.0
Until its final, sustained bacchanalia, all blobby, bloody body horror, Guadagnino dreams in unpredictably intermittent bursts of dark lyricisms. New City Film
4.4
Johnsons character, Susie Bannion, doesnt have a lot of emotional growth. Cinema Sight
3.0
This film makes a conscious decision to reveal its hand early on. That decision is a bold one, and one that I think ultimately pays off. Fan The Fire Magazine
2.0
The re imagining of Suspiria is weird and, at times, positively revolting, but hardly scary. Daily Film Fix
4.5
Luca Guadagninos film in Suspiria should not be seen as a remake, but rather a work sustaining itself outside of the lens of Dario Argento.
4.5
Suspiria is a nightmare told in great spurts of blood across black canvases and great slashing movements by its dancers. Fw Weekly
0.0
Instead we get a movie that combines the body terror, gynophobia, repulsiveness and vulgarity of Argentos work with the loosely structured, long winde .. Datebook Sfchronicle
4.5
Unlike its predecessor, theres little ambiguity into whats happening. Culture
4.5
I cant recommend Suspiria enough even as I know it simply wont work for everyone. Mid West Film Journal
4.5
It is primarily a visceral, unsettling experience, one that remains somewhere out of total grasp but nonetheless clear in the notion that a strange, t .. Am Ny
4.5
She is aloof and belligerent, unable to articulate what ails her. Washington City Paper
1.5
David Kajganichs script is sprawling and lacks any coherent thematic focus, its a script so overcooked with intellectual ideas that it loses sight of .. Film Ireland
4.5
The coven feels like a genuine organization, a little uneasy and a great deal loving, even when disagreement strikes. Battleship Pretension
4.5
Nevertheless, I dont know whether to hail 2018s Suspiria as a new masterpiece, or mourn for the artistic flare that bled from every pore of 1970s cine .. Screen Anarchy
3.0
Guadagnino mirrors Susie in that hes crafted a new iteration of Suspiria steeped in lofty ambition. Bloody Disgusting
1.5
The film becomes such a gore fest of bloody events, it becomes laugh inducing. Thus I cant even remotely call SUSPIRIA entertaining. Kaplan Vs Kaplan
4.5
The American girls skills attract the one reasonably warm instructor there, Mme Blanc (Swinton again). Metro Active
4.5
But then, every so often, youre pulled out of this painful pleasure to focus on Lutz and his somewhat tedious outings, like when youre having sex and .. Syfy Wire
1.9
The final half hour of Suspiria suggests theres a brash, mad movie buried somewhere under all this pretense, one that could have rivaled Mandy for mos .. Free Beacon
1.9
Interestingly, seeing Argentos film second made me appreciate Guadagninos a little more, earning it an extra half star in my rating, since the first o .. Film Festival Today
4.5
Luca (not one for subtlety or brevity) ups the wildness and outrageousness to such a pitch of hysteria that its almost tedious at times. Adelaide Review
4.0
That is not to say that the remake doesnt have the requisite horror tricks or moments of fun, it clearly does. Impulse Gamer
2.0
Such cackling youve never heard, at once raucously joyful and, if youre the thing theyre cackling at, terrifying. Crooked Marquee
3.1
Guadagnino has made less a riddle and more of a performance art piece, with a touch of louche elegance. Film Forward
4.5
70s era crash zooms glide elegantly within Kubrickian wides and sensitive studies of his players faces. The Spool
3.1
Some open minded viewers may find its obtuseness infatuating. Me I found it underwhelming and often pretentious. Hollywood News
4.0
While it doesnt utilize bold and vivid colors, the palette is still beautifully diverse. Dread Central
3.0
I distinguish a certain plasticity in the images, but also little substance and a very extensive length. At least, Thom Yorkes brilliant soundtrack he ..
4.5
A visceral, at times grotesque, ultimately bonkers portrait of female desire not for love, but for metaphysical power. L.A. Biz
5.0
This new Suspiria is an astonishing film and one that general audiences will most likely reject wholesale. FanboyNation.com
2.0
You can admire the audacious trickery, but it doesnt serve any obvious purpose apart from distracting you from what he is saying. Bbc
2.5
Guadagninos take on Suspiria lacks any semblance of humour or playfulness, making it an absolute chore to sit through unless youre predisposed to ador .. The Gate
4.4
A remake that stays away from being a respectful copy, Suspiria is a notable step in the horror genre. Eerie, sufficient and shocking.
4.4
His movie messes with a viewers mind; it just takes its sweet time doing it. Movie Cricket
1.5
I defy you to take any delight in Suspiria, or to explain what on earth is going on in that final set piece... Vogue
1.3
We know were in trouble when the credits describe what were about to watch as Six Acts and an Epilogue in a Divided Berlin. Woof. Twin Cities
3.5
There is nothing of Argentos gloriously vivid obsession with colour. Caution Spoilers
1.5
Guadagnino is a captivating and stylish filmmaker: Suspirias cavalcade of grotesquery is expertly shot (the notable exception being its ugly, chaotic .. The Nation
1.5
Adding 45 minutes to the adaptation doesnt improve it, especially in the protracted epilogue. The most egregious addition is a Holocaust subplot that .. Monsters And Critics
1.5
This Suspiria isnt something that everyone will find entertaining, but its audacious and uncompromising. Bangkok Post
4.5
I found it terrifying, sad, beautiful, and as dispiriting as it is encouraging, and I cant wait to keep thinking about it. Film Monthly
1.5
Still, no amount ofminor spoiler alertblood geysers can quell the feeling that the whole of Suspiria doesnt add up to the sum of its witchy parts. Bust
2.0
Youll feel every aching minute of this film, and maybe thats entirely what Guadagnino wants. The Jam Report
5.0
Suspiria isnt just a brilliant and defining horror classic anymore. Its two. Student Edge
4.0
Suspiria breaks the canon and aims to make its premise as profound as they are dark.
3.0
A meandering 153 minute take on Argentos horror film, Guadagninos re imagining doesnt stir up the creative juices that made the original so formidably .. Worldo Free L
4.4
Suspiria is a statement and a question, at once. And, one of the best films of the year. 812 Film Reviews
4.0
What 2018s Suspiria gets right is the fact that it doesnt just replicate what made the original so bizarre and successful. What I Watched Tonight
3.5
This version, directed by Luca Guadagnino, expands on the original offering generous slices of performance of modern (well, 1977) dance. Leepers Us
5.0
If Im being perfectly honest here, I feel like anything I write about Guadagninos Suspiria isnt nearly going to do the film justice, especially consid .. Daily Dead
2.0
Rather its a cheap reflection, a tangential splinter that doesnt hold a candle to Argentos original vision. Silver Screen Riot
1.5
The systems which govern our world are so deeply entrenched in what we consider normalcy that theres no such thing as a pure victim..but theres also n ..
1.5
Guadagninos previous pictures have all had subtle yet meaningful commentary, but it doesnt really work this time. Digital Journal
5.0
Blood and gore flow freely especially in the finale which will go down as one of the most unforgettable moments of any horror film in a macabre dance .. Victoria Advocate
2.5
It is rated highly by 70s Euro horror buffs for its florid palette, painterly composition and gruesome deaths; a film that, if not quite the masterpie .. Screen Space(Squarespace)
4.5
It knows that it cant perfect on Argentos vision, and doesnt try to compete with it, at all, but set itself apart and be its own entity. KCCI (Des Moines, IA)
4.0
Luca does not forget that this is mainly a horror story where the elements that generate tension, although subtle, are always present. Konexión
4.5
Its worth the purchase, and you should stop reading this review right now, purchase this, and pretend that the remake doesnt exist. Vanyaland
2.5
Its difficult to articulate (without spoiling) and doesnt make a lot of sense. idobi.com
5.0
And screenwriter David Kajganichs adaptation of the original tale is elegant, vivid and harrowing. Pitts Burgh Magazine
4.5
This pointlessly pretentious flourish doesnt add anything but tries to make it look cleverer than it is. CNET
3.0
So Argentos nasty, stylish exercise in gore, a 100 minute hyperventilation of hysteria becomes, in Guadagninos well intentioned hands, a frustratingly .. Book & Film Globe
4.4
I found Suspiria to be ravishing, repellant, skin crawling and unforgettable. Play Boy
5.0
Luca Guadagnino has concocted a witches brew of primal sisterhood that isnt for the faint of heart or patience. Its a visually and morally challenging .. Awards Watch
5.0
How dare they remake a classic film And by a non genre director too The nerve! High Def Digest
2.0
To Guadagninos credit, this isnt exactly a remake of that film, not really. Fanboys of the Universe
4.0
If theres any pinpoint able problem with Suspiria its that theres not really an emotional protagonist and Swinton, as talented as she is, has trouble .. Smash Cut Reviews
4.5
Guadagnino does not use terror to draw an artistic discourse; like Dreyer, Buuel, Bergman, Argento or Kubrick before him, he draws terror out of art.
4.5
His Suspiria does not restore a timeless classicit conjures up its own thing, a bacchanalian tour de force thats as terrifying as it is viciously magn .. Mubi
4.5
much as the Markos Dance Academy is a hall of mirrors, its walls covered in reflective surfaces, the film itself constantly reflects upon its own form .. Projected Figures
3.0
Suspiria is a feminine and feminist horror experience that isnt for the faint of heart. Cosmopolitan
3.5
A lot of people have already refused this, calling it wasted potential and time. Im not ready to go that far, even if I come out still preferring the .. The Lonely Film Critic
4.0
These films dont give you what you expect, and Suspiria (2018) is refreshing by those circumstances.
1.5
Everything that this new version gains in clarity loses it in the power of evocation. And a transparent mystery is not mystery. Its just annoying. El Mundo (Spain)
0.5
Theres nothing prudent about Suspiria; it dares to tread on hallowed cinematic ground, altering and deepening source material that most horror pundits .. Sd City Beat
5.0
Hell, the one supporting character whos a man isnt even a man hes Tilda Swinton actually wearing a dick! Father Son Holy Gore
4.0
For fans of horror, there arent many scares in this horror movie.
1.5
Two influential dancers, Patricia Hingle (Chlo Grace Moretz) and Olga Ivanova (Elena Fokina), left the school psychologically affected with recondite .. Always Good Movies
3.5
If Guadagnino had set out to craft a horror film that adhered to genre tropes, then it would be easy to peg Suspiria as a misfire, as theres almost no .. The Lamplight Review
4.4
Many who were unsettled by the original will find a far darker film this time out. With many more viewings to come, this might be the very best horror .. We Boughta Blog
3.1
For fans of Argentos gonzo cinematic vision, a new version of Suspiria could have been a full blown disaster. La Movie Boeuf Wordpress
4.0
But if striking a word pose isnt your thing, for sheer say what spectacle, the batty denouement in the witches parallel world should help to seal the ..
1.5
It doesnt help that the female lead of Suzie Bastian (Johnson) is underdeveloped.
4.4
Suspiria is a sustained death rattle in dread inducing cinematic form, a tale of thematically loaded suggestion and ominous fate, of deep seated guilt .. The Fright File
3.0
Until recently, John M. Urbancich, former and first Executive Editor of CriticsChoiceMovies , reviewed films and wrote related features and celebrity .. Jmuvies Blog Spot
4.5
Others will claim it is plotless nonsense that confuses pretentious for artistic endeavor. Comicsverse
2.0
This new Suspiria is chilly and cerebral, a thesis on all the unsettled atrocities of the past and present, couched in the vocabulary of feminist theo ..
4.5
Both the original Suspiria and this reimagining are about dangerous women, but...Guadagninos film sees female power through a post Feminist Movement a .. The Pop Break
4.5
Said scene, staged with symmetrical elegance and featuring orgiastic human formations, gruesome creature design, disemboweled, exploding bodies and de .. Awards Daily
3.0
Im honestly not sure if Suspiria is (or isnt) schlock pretending to be high art pretending to be schlock inspired by schlock (that may or may not also .. Geek
5.0
This is a beautiful, horrific film that I personally deem as a modern masterpiece, and I dare anyone to not at least acknowledge the films impact and .. Brisbanista
2.5
Its a horror film thats too ridiculous to be scary, an outrageous bloodbath thats too dour to be fun, and an examination of post war turmoil thats too .. Exclaim!
4.0
Theres a lot to digest in an alluring and potent concoction that doesnt neatly fit together by design. The National
5.0
He has crafted a darkly beautiful feminine story but has let the women own every moment, and own it they do. Screen Queens
4.5
Its a lot of movie, and if youre going to the theater, I recommend settling into one of those fancy recliner options if youve got the choice. The Beat
2.0
What can we say about a film that has such striking visuals, augmented by an inventive lighting design and fueled by women whose floor pounding and se .. Big Apple Reviews
4.5
Luca Gudagnino takes the risk of making concrete what was vague and adding ramifications to a simple plot. Even so, the director sticks to the essence .. Letras Libres
1.5
It is a pity that Guadagnino uses so much stuffing because the horror frank, without professorial airs comes out remarkably well.
1.5
This doesnt mean Guadagnino should have stayed in his comfort zone. Medium
5.0
Despite its clever depiction of alternate dimensions and blending of animation styles, this eye popping yarn doesnt really break new ground, at least .. Miamiartzine
0.5
Likewise, people can throw a lot of turgid nonsense into a script and call it a movie. Art Forum
2.5
Its as though Kajganich wanted to shake any style over substance gripes so vehemently that he overcompensated by putting in too much substance. Buffalovibe
4.5
The entire cast of performers deliver stunning acting and dancing skills that mesmerize.
4.5
He doesnt believe it, but feels sure the teachers are hiding something nasty. Australian Financial Revie ..
3.0
Whats reassuring is this isnt a pale simulacrum of its predecessor, rather its an entirely separate interpretive dance. FrewFilm
4.5
1977s Suspiria is a cult classic, beloved for its gonzo atmosphere, vivid imagery, and incredible prog rock soundtrack by the band Goblin. Hyperallergic
1.5
And then, its just sort of there The Berlin Wall is always looming and It doesnt seem to inform the movie in any substantial way. KMUW - Wichita Public Radi ..
4.5
It is a long film, devoid of fast shocks, proceeding with a dread filled patience. Riot Material
4.5
Suspiria (2018) is not interested in sanctifying the beautiful life. Another Gaze
4.5
Suspiria version 2018 goes beyond a remake, rather it is a new way of seeing this story and transforms it into something unique and authentic, somethi ..
4.5
SUSPIRIA is much more interesting now, isnt it I cannot evaluate Luca Guadagninos SUSPIRIA remake with, what I am certain, is not a hallowed piece of .. Films In Review
4.0
Luca Guadagninos Suspiria remake is an outlandishly theatrical and grotesque take on the cult classic original film. Kinetic body horror mixed with su .. The Movie Sleuth
4.5
There are some incredible dance sequences involving some great cross cutting as Susies dance moves have powerful, supernatural results. However, for a .. Cineuropa
1.5
For pure escapism, theres sexy musical romcom Befikre, and the humorous Gothic fantasy of India Sweden co production Tumbbad. 48 Hills
1.5
The film falls short of its most interesting ambitions, but its failures are largely arresting. The Monthly
4.5
Suspiria is a stunning cinematic masterwork that is, like all the best horror, both visually mesmerizing and profoundly unsettling. Phawker
4.5
There are many themes that the film tries to touch upon, but the execution doesnt allow the points to hit home. Legionofleia
3.0
Guadagnino does at times dip his toe into the same schlocky horror pool as his predecessor, but his ambitions are so much higher. In The Seats
3.0
that resonated with me the most was the sense of history and survival the strength and resolve of this collective making quite political art for 30 ye .. Film Spotting
4.5
I dont know if Ill make up my mind by the end of the review, but with any luck youll have decided whether its something you want to see. Boston Hassle
4.0
A stylishly directed and superbly acted slow burner that gets under your skin and delivers genuine chills. Hero Collector
2.0
It doesnt much care about what stories like this one have typically been like, or what viewers are accustomed to. Qz
3.0
Suspiria is a collision of dreamlike visuals some of them from the recesses of even a witchs worst nightmares, culminating in the erotic and rhythmic .. Nightmare on Film Street
2.5
A frustrating film during the first two hours and a fascinating one towards the end. Horror Queers Podcast
5.0
Suspiria is dense. At times, the disparate themes almost seem at odds with each other. But there are clues, if you look for them. Gayly Dreadful
2.5
In the end, theres nothing as chilling as the scene featuring Timothee Chalamet and the apricot in Call Me By Your Name. Philly
1.5
A few thrills and the use of a familiar story dont excuse the rest of a disappointing film. GameSpot
4.5
This isnt Argentos Suspiria, because Argento already made that film. Cc2K Online
4.5
Meanwhile, an ominous, skinless figure lurks in the basement, a telltale heart whose blood gets pumping whenever Susie dances. West Word
3.5
What it doesnt have is character development, a functional plot or a satisfying conclusion. Prairie Dog Magazine
3.5
Its an atmospheric piece of arthouse horror thats full of curious details, as well as some timely feminist elements. Rave Reviews
3.1
Its a bizarre concoction that works as a masterclass visual achievement but suffers from disjointed storytelling. Art House Film Wire
5.0
Its expressionism that is frighteningly effective and affecting, if very much deviously manipulative (which I suppose most films are).
4.4
Even as it juggles too many balls in the air, Suspiria methodically wraps its tendrils around you. The films bursts of graphic bloodletting, punctuate .. Punch Drunk Movies
4.5
A dance about the obscure in the human being. An introspection to our psyche. A domination that has excerciced the power on the womans body in the pas ..
4.5
Conceiving the inconceivable lies...at the heart of both Argentos 1977 Suspiria + Guadagninos 2018 film of the same name, and both films...explore new .. Senses Of Cinema
3.5
But it doesnt shy away from shocking, violent imagery and it eventually embraces its roots as a fantastical horror film by the end. The Pitch Kc
5.0
The performances are devilishly good Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton and Mia Goth among the ensemble cast partake in creating a tense psychological atmo ..
1.5
This twisty, cold, colorless remake of one of the most hotblooded, lush, and empty yet sumptuous films of all time, aims to make you think.
5.0
In execution, however, theres little about this film that resembles Argentos original and, in this humble Wolfmans opinion, that friggin rules.
4.5
theres an open spot left there by the recently departed Patricia. I Love Splatter



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