Carrie review – the teenage hell-raiser’s glorious return couldn’t come at a better time

Filed by Vivien Star

This witty, smart remake takes bullying and telekinetic violence to new extremes. Even the shower scene is more excruciating than the originalThe automatic response to the news that a stone-cold classic of any genre is to be remade is: “Why?” In an accompanying letter to critics, the creator of the new TV series Carrie, Mike Flanagan, promises us that this was the first question he asked himself too when he was approached about the project. Why mess with perfection – in this case, the Brian De P