Innocent Susie Bannon joins a prestigious West-Berlin dance company only to discover that a dancer has gone missing and the teachers are a coven of witches. The longer she lasts at the school, the more violence and beauty abound. Charged with gore and ritual, this piece is sometimes considered as much body-horror as it is a supernatural thriller. With a killer score by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and a roster of excellent actresses like Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, and Dakota Johnson, this remake of Dario Argento’s 1977 italo-horror film is not to be missed. (U.S., 2018, 152m)
“Suspiria is a film of rare and unfettered madness, and it leaves behind a scalding message that’s written in pain and blood: The future will be a nightmare if we can’t take responsibility for the past.” – IndieWire
