20 Horror Movies So Good You Overlook Huge Flaws

2018's Suspiria is one of the best horror remakes of all time, and a rare one which arguably outdoes the original. It is also, unfortunately, a movie that doesn't always seem aware of just how great it actually is.

This one has got so much going on. It's a visually exquisite, borderline Kubrickan directing tour-de-force from Luca Guadagnino that combines awe-inspiring outbreaks of violence counterbalanced with quiet moments of tenderness, while also benefitting from the committed efforts of a fabulous cast. Oh, and those dance scenes! Those were some of the best dance sequences in any modern film. 

All of that was more than enough, but this remake also insists on throwing in a lot of political commentary about Berlin's troubled history, and Guadagnino and his crew never quite manage to make this feel especially relevant to the rest of the story, and it reeked of adding themes just for the sake of it, just to make the movie seem smarter when there was no need. There was already a compelling tale of power, corruption, and infighting within a hidden coven of witches, and these superficial attempts at thematic depth were completely unnecessary as a result.