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MOVIE: Suspiria

STARRING: Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Chloë Grace Moretz.

RATING: MA 15+

REVIEWER: Wenlei Ma

THERE comes a time, just before the two hour mark, you have to stop trying to eke out logic from Suspiria and go with the sensory experience of this striking film.

There’s a lot of symbolism scattered throughout the terrifying corridors of the Tanz Dance Academy, ideas about war guilt, motherhood, why accusations of witchcraft remain so potent, terrorism, matriarchy versus patriarchy and body horror.

But the most effective apart of Luca Guadagnino’s (Call Me By Your Name, A Bigger Splash) remake/tribute to Dario Argento’s horror classic is how it makes you feel – repulsed, tantalised, curious, uncomfortable and, above all, so bloody tense.

It’s a visually vivid and incredibly visceral experience, one you have to give into.

American Susie Bannion (Dakota Johnson) arrives in Berlin to audition for a prestigious dance school, run by a group of women led by chief choreographer Madame Blanc (Tilda Swinton) and the unseen Helena Markos.

Susie arrives on a day of panic, with the school in a spin over the disappearance of Patricia (Chloe Grace Moretz), the lead in their upcoming performance of Volk.

The imposing dance academy is a house of secrets – whispered conversations that’s not spoken out loud, technicolour nightmares and mysterious rooms hidden behind mirrors.

There will inevitably be audiences walking out of the movie who’ll shake their heads and wonder “what just happened?”, especially those who weren’t prepared. But if you let yourself be taken over by its sinister spell, you’ll be in for an unforgettable experience.