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With the release of the new version of The Wedding Banquet —a remake of Ang Lee ’s wonderful 1993 comedy—I got to thinking about remakes. Specifically, the rare remake that not only justifies its existence, but actually improves  on the original. It doesn’t happen often. In fact, it’s a pretty short list. But when it does happen, it’s worth celebrating. So, I decided to put together a list of 15 remakes that, in my opinion, are actually better than the original movies they we

The new Demi Moore film, " The Substance ," has been causing quite a stir since its release, and for good reason. It is a shocking, over-the-top, gory example of a scary movie subgenre called Body Horror . I'm a massive fan of Body Horror, but oddly, I wasn't crazy about "The Substance" ( see my capsule review here ). So, I want to share what I consider to be better examples of this subgenre. But before I can share my favorites, I should clarify that at least eight would be