3. Carrie (2013 feature film)
Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don’t Cry) helmed this (second) remake that updates and leans into Carrie’s already prominent bullying themes (for instance: Carrie’s mortifying first period is filmed by a classmate and swiftly uploaded to YouTube), with strong performances by Chloë Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore as the daughter-and-mother duo—and Judy Greer, who is great in everything, as concerned teacher Miss Desjardin. It’s not a bad version of one of King’s most famous horror tales, and more nuanced and artistically sleek than the 2002 version. But with the 1976 Carrie already out there in the world, it can’t help but feel redundant.
